Helibar helical stainless steel reinforcing bar for. Great axial strength yet creates no additional stresses. Twistfix crack stitching bars are manufactured in the uk to patented engineering tolerances and are sold in packs of 10 in legths of 1, 1. If you could source the items individually elsewhere, then. Helifix helibar helical stainless steel reinforcing bar. Supplying helix ties and bars across the uk and us. Helibar to be long enough to extend a minimum of 500mm either side of the crack or 500mm beyond the outer cracks if two or more adjacent cracks are being stitched using one rod. Grade 304 high tensile stainless steel with unique helical design great axial strength combined with flexibility allowing natural structural movement extremely quick, simple and economical to install minimal disruption to the buildings fabric or occupants. In situations where masonry has cracked and failed, as a result of ground movement, weathering or increased loads or stresses, the unique helibeam system provides stressfree horizontal bedjoint reinforcement which ties the masonry together with deep masonry beams which distribute and create the structural loads. A series of helical bars, bent at a right angle, are bonded into slots with who60 polymer modified grout. Crack stitching bars matrix industries matrix industries. The tensile forces are then evenly redistributed along the length of the bar, which restores the structural stability and. Helibar reinforcing lancashire brickwork installs helical spiral bars which are designed for permanent and reliable crack stitching repairs to masonry walls and brickwork.
Kit contains 10 x helical crack stitching bars 1m x. Crack stitching bars thor helical wall ties helical. This kit contains all the necessary components to permanently repair vertical or stepped cracks in masonry. Helifix bars how long would it take to fit them and at. Helibeam installation specialists helibar installers. Using 400mm long bars, installation is very similar to crack stitching. Stitching cracks at a corner wall ties helical bars. Helix fixings bespoke stabilisation ties and bars for.
Helibar reinforcing steel bar for masonry repair and new. John heseltine, technical manager at helifix explains how to use the crack stitching kit. John was the supervisor on the helifix beaming,crack stitching and the re building of the. Our friction fit wall tie brings stabilisation to buildings by seamlessly connecting material layers. In shorter 1m lengths, helibars are used individually to perform reliable and permanent crack stitching. Stainless steel helical crack stitching bar quadrabuild. Cracked masonry is best stabilized by bonding helibar helical stainless steel bars into appropriate bed joints or cut slots, in bricks, blocks or stonework with. The process more than doubles the tensile strength of the parent stainless steel bar. Bonds helibar stainless bars into appropriate bed joints or cut slots, stabilises masonry and redistributes tensile loads to minimise any further development of the crack. My elderly parents had the builders round on monday to fit 5 helifix bars 1 x 11m, 4 x 7.
Helibar provides reinforcement that accommodates normal differential building movement and avoids additional stresses being imposed on the building fabric. Cracked masonry is best stabilised by bonding helibar stainless steel bars into appropriate bed joints or cut slots. Crack stitching kit 10 x crack stitching bars 1m x 6mm. Crack stitching for the repair of cracked masonry by helifix. Tensile loads are redistributed along the masonry to. When installed, these bars evenly redistribute tensile forces over the reinforced area to stabilise the structure. Hb06xpk5 a pack of 5 lengths of 6mm diameter, 1 metre long helical. Helifix crack stitching repairs and stabilizes cracked masonry using helical stainless steel helibars bonded into cut slots with helibond grout for a quick, simple, effective and permanent solution cracked masonry is best stabilized by bonding helibar helical stainless steel bars into appropriate bed joints or cut slots, in bricks, blocks or stonework with helibond. Matrix grouting mortar, a special grouting mortar, is specifically prepared to meet the requirements of the matrix crack stitching bars, enabling a firstrate binding integration of the steel into the selected masonry. Helifix crack stitching repair solution bowsan wall. Where a crack is less than 500mm from the end of a wall or an opening, the helibar is to be continued for at least 200mm around the corner and bonded into the. Helifix crack repair stitching products to stabilise. Used for masonry beaming, crack stitching, lintel repaircreation and movement joints, helifix helibar can also be combined with other helifix products to form part of an overall repair strategy.
Experts in the remedial market have designed the kits contents, guaranteeing the correct specification of reinforcing bar, grout and installation tools required for this application and the compatibility of all components. Helifix crack stitching repairs and stabilises cracked masonry using stainless steel helibars bonded into cut slots with helibond grout for a quick, simple, effective and permanent solution cracked masonry is best stabilised by bonding helibar stainless steel bars into appropriate bed joints or cut slots. The stainless steel helical bars are placed into horizontal slots, which are cut into the mortar bed joints across the crack and then grouted into place using permacem grout. Austenitic stainless steel helical reinforcing bars. Discussion in building started by eng33, 24 may 2008. Repairs using the permagard crack stitching kit are made quickly with the minimum of disruption. Helifix helibar helical stainless steel bars for masonry reinforcement, crack stitching, lintel repaircreation and masonry beaming. Helibar is a structural reinforced rod manufactured from austenitic stainless steel for use in crack stitching. Helifix approved installers protectahome over 38 years. Reinforcing external corners with crack stitching bars. It is inserted and bonded with helifix helibond high performance thixotropic nonshrink grout into mortar joints or specially cut slots in the masonry. Helical stainless steel reinforcing bar for masonry repair and strengthening in both remedial and new build situations.
Crack stitching bars provide a permanent solution for masonry repairs and cracked wall reinforcement. In addition to product and safety datasheets, helifix offers a comprehensive range of standard repair details comprising drawings, method statement and recommended tooling. Crack stitching for the repair of cracked masonry by helifix helifix crack stitching repairs and stabilises cracked masonry using stainless steel helibars bonded into cut slots with helibond grout for a quick, simple, effective and permanent solution. If the outside of the property is to be generally repointed after crackstitching bars are inserted the positions of the bars should be identified and marked and under no circumstances should masonry repair grout be ground out or damage to the helical bar repair will result. Contains all the necessary components for effective and reliable stitching of cracked masonry. Helifix crack repair helibar cardboard tube cw end caps 1m x 80mm 10 pack 84070 stabilise cracked masonry by bonding helibar stainless steel rods into appropriate bed joints or cut slots. Helibar stainless steel helical bars in conjunction with plastic debonding sleeves can be used to create a movement joint in an. The bar is installed across the joint, as with cracks, but is. Crack repair rods are simply and effectively grouted across cracks in walls to reconnect and strengthen masonry. Stainless steel helical bar 6mm x 1metre, pack of 5. High tensile crack stitching bars are bonded into slots made in masonry to stitch across cracks in walls.
Our crack stitchingtools are easy to apply to make cracks in your masonry materials a thing of the past. Helibar starts as round stainless steel wire with a typical. Crack stitching kit new york masonry helical ties, masonry wall. Helifix crack repair stitching products to stabilise cracked. The bar is installed across the joint, as with cracks, but is only bonded at one end. They are stainless steel reinforcing bars for strengthening and stabilising masonry in new build and remedial applications and provide a longterm solution for strengthening. Fully concealed, nondestructive and more reliable than crack injection methods. Anchor masonry to other materials swiftly and effectively with our timber frame ties. Extremely economical compared with alternative methods. On completion, the bars and the grout are concealed, retaining the original character of the wall. Suitable for use in stitching all types of cracked brick, block and masonry. Rated 4 out of 5 by strangebike from repairs cracks like a champ ensure that you read the product selection as it covers the whole kit and replacement parts. Thor helical crack stitching kit the high strength, nondisruptive solution for the permanent repair of cracked masonry.
Used in conjunction with helibond cementitious grout, helibar ties the brickwork together and redistributes loads along the masonry, which minimises the chances of the crack developing and prevents further cracking nearby. The bars form layers of concealed reinforcement for stitching cracks at a corner of a building, wrapping around the corner to improve buttressing. Who60 masonry repair grout, helix mixing paddle, finger. Helifix helibar protectahome helifix approved installers.
Stainless steel helical bars are chemically bonded into horizontal slots, cut in bed joints, which stitch across the crack. Compared to the very steep angle of the stock bars, the modified slope of the helibars results in a bar end that is a full two inches higher than stock. How crack stitching bars work the crack stitching bars are installed across cracks in a wall, reconnecting or stitching the cracked masonry. The builders had been employed to do remedial subsidence work to a crack at the corner of the house due to a collapsed soil pipe by the insurance company and agreed to do the additional work, recommending helifix rather than proper lintels, as they said.
The helibeam system uses long parallel lengths of helibar reinforcing bars bonded into predetermined cut slots normally the mortar beds with helibond grout to form deep masonry beams which distribute the building loads. Manufactured from stainless, austenitic steel of 6mm diameter in any length from 1m to 10m. Helifix is the market leader in the design and manufacture of specialty helical wall tie anchors and masonry repair systems. Helibars are used individually to perform reliable and permanent crack stitching helibar starts as round stainless steel wire with a typical 0. Generates high tensile strength with mortar and helibond grout. In fact, experienced riders would not immediately recognize that these are aftermarket bars, especially since the mounting points and manufacturing style are identical to the oem pieces. Helifix sockfix mechanically grouted sock anchor for a variety of applications, including lateral restraint and crack stitching. Helibar is a helical stainless steel reinforcing bar, with substantial tensile properties, used for strengthen dd. Tensile forces are redistributed along the full length of the. They are also inexpensive and wont cause any further damage to the wall.
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