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What's it called (brick retaining bracket)?
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news wrote:
I need to repair a brick garden wall, where the last brick on the top
course has come away.
To fix it back in place properly, I need a couple of "L" shaped
brackets. The long leg of the "L" lies horizontally under the brick, and
the short leg is vertical at the exposed end of the brick.
I've been to B&Q, Wickes and Screwfix, but nobody has them. Trouble is,
I don't know what they're called exactly, but surely they are fairly
common? Or don't builders bother with them any more?
why is this needed then?
They're called frame ties. They look unsightly, and quite probably
cause the bricks to "come away" faster than if they aren't used in
the first place. Their use is a relatively modern phenomenon, maybe
since the '80s, IIRC. I wouldn't use them for this!
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