This is one example of an impact damaged job completed recently. A car hit the building at about 70mph causing the brickwork to move across the DPC into a door opening about 600mm leaving the building structurally unsound, the works we completed follow.
First of all the roof and the remaining brickwork in the gable had to be supported with acrows needles and strongboys to enable access to rebuild the the damaged brickwork.
Then the damaged brick and stonework was cleared setting aside any re-usable bradstone.
Before the brickwork commenced around 15 mortar samples were provided to the client and a brick match chosen.
The blockwork was built first to quickly secure the property and take some of the roof and gable load. We couldn't find a good "bradstone" match so used the amount salvaged stone to build a panel under the window and re-build the remainder in brickwork. The client was left with a very good match to the existing brick and stonework.
Terry J
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