I need to 'join' two parallel brick walls - about 3' long & 5 courses high
and about 1" apart.

They are in a garden and one wall has a small gate post fixed to it. This
wall has partly fallen down & needs rebuilding, the other wall is as solid a
rock.

Plan A was to use steel frame ties to bond the two walls together & improve
the overall strength. Plan B could be to pour a wet concrete or mortar mix
into the 1" gap once the wall has been rebuilt or indeed as it's being
rebuilt. In the latter case I could PVA everything.

Any thoughts as to which method will be stronger? Would mortar be better
than concrete?


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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:39:01 +0000, The Medway Handyman wrote:

I need to 'join' two parallel brick walls - about 3' long & 5 courses high
and about 1" apart.

They are in a garden and one wall has a small gate post fixed to it. This
wall has partly fallen down & needs rebuilding, the other wall is as solid a
rock.

Plan A was to use steel frame ties to bond the two walls together & improve
the overall strength. Plan B could be to pour a wet concrete or mortar mix
into the 1" gap once the wall has been rebuilt or indeed as it's being
rebuilt. In the latter case I could PVA everything.

Any thoughts as to which method will be stronger? Would mortar be better
than concrete?

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The Medway Handyman wrote:
I need to 'join' two parallel brick walls - about 3' long & 5 courses high
and about 1" apart.

They are in a garden and one wall has a small gate post fixed to it. This
wall has partly fallen down & needs rebuilding, the other wall is as solid a
rock.

Plan A was to use steel frame ties to bond the two walls together & improve
the overall strength. Plan B could be to pour a wet concrete or mortar mix
into the 1" gap once the wall has been rebuilt or indeed as it's being
rebuilt. In the latter case I could PVA everything.

Any thoughts as to which method will be stronger? Would mortar be better
than concrete?


Use both!

Walls of solid material outside without ties will crack and cracks will
get water in and freezing water will split them. So the steel is a must.


I built a double wall of concrete block and brick. Its cracked in the
one place I didn't use ties..everywhere else there is a bow tie per
joint, and plenty between the two layers, which were filled with crap
mortar after I had finished each mix.

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
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I need to 'join' two parallel brick walls - about 3' long & 5 courses high
and about 1" apart.

They are in a garden and one wall has a small gate post fixed to it. This
wall has partly fallen down & needs rebuilding, the other wall is as solid
a rock.

Plan A was to use steel frame ties to bond the two walls together &
improve the overall strength. Plan B could be to pour a wet concrete or
mortar mix into the 1" gap once the wall has been rebuilt or indeed as
it's being rebuilt. In the latter case I could PVA everything.

Any thoughts as to which method will be stronger? Would mortar be better
than concrete?


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk





Is the other wall a neighbours wall? I'd be very wary of building onto their
wall if it is?

George wrote:
"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
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I need to 'join' two parallel brick walls - about 3' long & 5
courses high and about 1" apart.

They are in a garden and one wall has a small gate post fixed to it.
This wall has partly fallen down & needs rebuilding, the other wall
is as solid a rock.

Plan A was to use steel frame ties to bond the two walls together &
improve the overall strength. Plan B could be to pour a wet
concrete or mortar mix into the 1" gap once the wall has been
rebuilt or indeed as it's being rebuilt. In the latter case I could
PVA everything. Any thoughts as to which method will be stronger? Would
mortar be
better than concrete?



Is the other wall a neighbours wall? I'd be very wary of building
onto their wall if it is?

Odd situation actually. Street of terraced houses which apparently has a
right of way or something through the back gardens, so each house has a gate
into the neighbours garden. I'm told its in the deeds or something that
they can't block them off?

Anywho, they are jointly employing me, so no probs.

Good point though.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk