Q. I have been told that my property needs new wall ties as the originals have corroded. How do I find out how many new wall ties need to be put in?

Submitted by: TG 

Q. I have been told that my house needs new wall ties. I understand that there are several different types of wall tie that could be used so how do I know which one is the best?

Submitted by: CJ 

Q. I have been told that Black Ash mortar is very bad for wall ties. What is Black Ash Mortar?

Submitted by: SF - Blackburn
 

Q. I have bought a house with wall tie corrosion and have arranged for a reputable contractor to remedy this. The contractor wants to pebbledash the outside once the work is done, to protect it but I would like to keep the look of the brick and re-point.  Is this an option or should I have the walls pebble dashed?  If it is an option what sort of mortar should I use? The original is black ash mortar (which I think caused the wall tie corrosion in the first place) and is there an invisible way to protect the finished walls.

Submitted by: J
 

Q. What is the estimated cost of having wall ties replaced?

Submitted by: J
 

Q. I have recently moved into a house which was built in approx 1962. I have been told that some properties in the area may have suffered from problems with wall ties. How will I know if I have faulty wall ties?  What signs am I looking for?

Submitted by: M
 

Q. I own a house and am told that the wall ties need replacing. My question is how should they take the old ones out? Do they remove the bricks or is there some other technique that they use?
Submitted by: AM
 

Q. We recently had our wall-ties replaced and whole house repointed. Although we have never previously had a problem with damp, we now have substantial penetrating damp down one external wall. We had to have separate contractors in to do both jobs and each contractor is now saying that it is the 'others' responsibility to remedy the problem.

Broadly speaking we have been happy with the repointing work carried out, and are wondering if there is any chance the damp has been caused by the replacement work on the wall ties. Have you ever come across this situation and if so, what was the cause?

Submitted by: UB 

Q. If wall ties are replaced how long do they last? Would a mortgage be granted on the property in future?

Submitted by: S