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2017-07-25 23:27:33
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Hello,
we had a 9 x 4 m garage reduced to 7 x 4 m. Now the garage needs to be bricked up again. It’s already enough that I couldn’t do the demolition myself... Now, as the future builder, I at least want to brick a wall! However, I have never done this before...
In addition, a window and a door are to be installed.
The garage was built in 1981. Below it is a thick foundation with reinforcement and a frost skirt 80 cm deep. The walls are made of sand-lime brick (2DF). At the top there is a wall tie, which is currently hanging in the air on two sides due to the demolition. The ceiling consists of 4 m long aerated concrete slabs with steel reinforcement. These rest on the walls.
Now I want to brick up the front wall again, where the garage door was before and which has now been removed. Myself. In addition, a regular door and a window are to be installed.
In my mind, I was already planning to simply build the new wall at a right angle to the existing wall, so that it finishes flush under the aerated concrete slab at the top. A lintel above the door and window and that’s it. However, I was told that I should interlock the corners of the walls for stability. Also, the wall tie must be extended?
Maybe some of you can give me good tips on how to best start, which way is the right one, and whether I shouldn’t just let a mason do everything after all.
For clarification, I have attached photos. Both of the current state and the desired state.
Thanks in advance!
Best regards,
Manu
we had a 9 x 4 m garage reduced to 7 x 4 m. Now the garage needs to be bricked up again. It’s already enough that I couldn’t do the demolition myself... Now, as the future builder, I at least want to brick a wall! However, I have never done this before...
In addition, a window and a door are to be installed.
The garage was built in 1981. Below it is a thick foundation with reinforcement and a frost skirt 80 cm deep. The walls are made of sand-lime brick (2DF). At the top there is a wall tie, which is currently hanging in the air on two sides due to the demolition. The ceiling consists of 4 m long aerated concrete slabs with steel reinforcement. These rest on the walls.
Now I want to brick up the front wall again, where the garage door was before and which has now been removed. Myself. In addition, a regular door and a window are to be installed.
In my mind, I was already planning to simply build the new wall at a right angle to the existing wall, so that it finishes flush under the aerated concrete slab at the top. A lintel above the door and window and that’s it. However, I was told that I should interlock the corners of the walls for stability. Also, the wall tie must be extended?
Maybe some of you can give me good tips on how to best start, which way is the right one, and whether I shouldn’t just let a mason do everything after all.
For clarification, I have attached photos. Both of the current state and the desired state.
Thanks in advance!
Best regards,
Manu