Bricklaying- Repairing badly cracked bay window

[@stevenmoreno7068]

Nicely done mate. Keep up the good work

[@ConstructionwithKieren]

Thanks Steven! Hope your well mate👍🏽

[@chriscarroll3204]

Top job mate.

[@ConstructionwithKieren]

Cheers chris, hope your well👍🏽

[@BD_Ozarks]

Good day mate. What’s your technique if the actual brick was cracked? Fill with mortar?

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Nice solid job 💪🏼🧱👍🏽

[@ConstructionwithKieren]

Thanks fellas, hope your both well & enjoying the sun!!☀️☀️

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

@@ConstructionwithKieren Absolutely. 🧱👍🏽

[@davidwilliamson9162]

So what do u call the mastic stuff? And what are the wire bits called please 🙏

[@duffermod1]

Great job 👍

[@BrumCraft]

Are these 6mm helibars? I've just bought some to do a similar thing but they seem quite flimsy and easy to bend. Maybe that's how they're supposed to be?

[@ConstructionwithKieren]

yes they are meant to be like that, believe it or not they are super strong!

[@jonb12321]

They will stop the wall pulling away from itself to left and right (common problem) but not subsiding or bowing out. If you try to stretch them like a rubber band they wont move at all (ie the wall won't pull itself apart with lateral movement) but they won't stop eg subsidence.

[@BrumCraft]

@@jonb12321 thanks

[@richardhumber2800]

Good job bud!!!!

[@ConstructionwithKieren]

Thanks Richard, hope tricks are well with you mate!👍🏽

[@AV-cq6nv]

Excellent work and finish Mate 👍🏻. Wondering how much should it cost to get something like this done in Greater London area?

[@ConstructionwithKieren]

its quite hard to say without looking at it mate!

[@richardoldcorn7509]

Does it have to be a special type of bar? Stainless or can it be rebar? - can this be done for block walls as well? Good video by the way / informative buddy

[@ConstructionwithKieren]

This type is called helibar, it’s twisted stainless steel!👍🏽

[@richardoldcorn7509]

Cheers buddy appreciated

[@cammiethebricklayerruncorn5701]

What's the stuff called your using please

[@ConstructionwithKieren]

The bars are called helibar & the resin I use to fix in place is called kemset!👍🏽

[@barrymichaels2663]

Did you use any Lime In the Mix mate?

[@ConstructionwithKieren]

No mate we don’t!👍🏽

[@dciburnsidesniffsniff6119]

Nice job bud 👍

[@ConstructionwithKieren]

Great to have you watching as per😬👍🏽

[@Mrtruth445]

Thanks.. fantastic job

[@AD-uh3xi]

Another job ticked off pal 👍👍

[@ConstructionwithKieren]

Another one✅🤞🏽

[@delscorey8727]

Yet again, great job, makes me want to do a bit again anybody got some sand paper for my poor old rusty trowel,

[@barrymichaels2663]

I do mate 😎

[@delscorey8727]

@@barrymichaels2663 thanks baz, what grade

[@ConstructionwithKieren]

I’ve got plenty you can borrow mate!😂

[@delscorey8727]

@@ConstructionwithKieren I think I'll retire, and watch you mate

[@mushahidsyed7604]

What causes these cracks?

[@cxg101]

settling of the foundation, often the bay window has it's own foundation so not as scary as other parts of the exterior wall, also the lintels failing over time can cause cracking but this stepped cracking looks more like foundation settling. If it happens later in the buildings life there is cause for concern, it could be that water is running under the property so look at drains, drain pipes, any water system to make sure it doesn't get worse

[@ASQUITHZ9]

The window would have been wood with strong mullions etc The brickwork was laid straight on top of the strong widow frame When the plastic window men come along wrive and tug the frame out and place in a plastic frame and screw it together in the meantime the brickwork droppes and cracks Personally I would have done the lot to help disguise the bodged up job the first thing any surveyor would notice is this work that's it Millions of houses in England were built using the solid strong timber frames as a load bearing unit they never envisaged any further problems years ahead.