Garage brick repair

[Flora1]

We have  a part of our side

 

 

garage brick wall which has come away from the mortar and will need to be repaired.

Do you have any suggestions or recommendations for the repair?

[JacobZ]

Hi @Flora1,

This level of cracking indicates some significant movement in the structure, and it is unlikely that a repair can simply be carried out at the location of the cracking. There's a good chance that this repair would require some form of work on the foundation of your garage.

Unfortunately, the only suggestion I have is to contact a business that specialises in brick structure repairs. They will be able to assess the situation to determine the specific cause of the cracking, offer and quote on a method to repair and then carry out those repairs.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Jacob

[Flora1]

Hi Jacob

Do you know where o can contact brick structure repairer, would it be bricklayers?

Do you have any contacts in the Altona area you can recommend?

Thank you

Flira

[JacobZ]

Hi @Flora1,

Unfortunately, we do not have tradespeople that we could recommend for this work.

The best thing to do in your situation is Google something along the lines of "brickwork crack repair Melbourne" and see what pops up.

You can then reach out to a few different companies so they can come out to quote.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Jacob

[Nailbag]

Hi @Flora1 

Before you need a bricklayer, you need to establish the cause of such structural movement in the wall. which, @JacobZ has mentioned will be highly likely something to do with the foundation such as the concrete slab of the garage. Often issues with ground foundation can be caused by long term water from either blocked, very damaged or missing guttering and/or downpipes. 

So, in order to find out what is wrong and the works required type into Google "Residential Structural Engineer Inspections near me". That will bring up a few companies you can start the ring around with.

Nailbag