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Masonry Cracking - Problems and Solutions Series

3/11/2017

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The Problem

Masonry units subjected to pressure or lack of adequate support are prone to cracking and buckling. This pressure can include but is not limited to:
  • Thermal expansion and contraction
  • Settling
  • Material or foundation failure
  • Expansive soils and poor water drainage away from structure
  • Rusting expansive structural steel
Cracks can allow water, insects and dust into your building. They also are looked on negatively by potential buyers if you are trying to sell your building. Cracks are usually either dormant or active. Dormant meaning that they stopped widening in the past or if they are still active then the crack is still in the process of spreading. How a crack is managed and repaired depends on the condition that it is in.

The Solution

Both cracks and buckling can be addressed by using various methods of structural reinforcement along with pinning, and grout and epoxy injection methods.
Just filling a crack in a masonry building with mortar rarely works as the problem is usually an underlying issue and the integrity of the masonry units have been compromised.

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Contact:
jdunn@masonryrestorationkc.com

AllianceMasonryRestoration.com

1-913-742-1516
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    Joshua Dunn is the owner of Alliance Restoration LLC, a Kansas City based masonry restoration contractor and consulting service that focuses on traditional methods in masonry construction and up-to-date preservation techniques to maintain our built heritage.

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