Evening all,
Firstly I’m so sorry for all the posts, the kitchen utility project is a graft on my tiny brain.
Anyway after investing a small crack in utility I’ve found a wopping crack in an old archway which seems to be held up by a bit of timber and the inch thick plaster.
Structurally the floor joists above this door are supported by a series of joists that go the opposite way and there’s nothing else brickwise above this wall (it doesn’t go up to the roof I mean)
There was a small crack under the floor but I mortared that up about 5 years ago and it’s not opened up at all.
So in essence it looks like it’s historic and just those bricks above the door that need some filling. Basically if I fill the gap with something solid I believe the nature of the arch will be self supporting.
What should I use?
Mortar or that injectable resin stuff.... I know the later might be expensive but less messy and less mixing
On the other side of the wall there’s also a small crack so I assume the same problem exists but I’m going to stitch that with rods and resin when I get to removing the plaster from the kitchen.
Arch in red crack in yellow ... I can get my hand in
Firstly I’m so sorry for all the posts, the kitchen utility project is a graft on my tiny brain.
Anyway after investing a small crack in utility I’ve found a wopping crack in an old archway which seems to be held up by a bit of timber and the inch thick plaster.
Structurally the floor joists above this door are supported by a series of joists that go the opposite way and there’s nothing else brickwise above this wall (it doesn’t go up to the roof I mean)
There was a small crack under the floor but I mortared that up about 5 years ago and it’s not opened up at all.
So in essence it looks like it’s historic and just those bricks above the door that need some filling. Basically if I fill the gap with something solid I believe the nature of the arch will be self supporting.
What should I use?
Mortar or that injectable resin stuff.... I know the later might be expensive but less messy and less mixing
On the other side of the wall there’s also a small crack so I assume the same problem exists but I’m going to stitch that with rods and resin when I get to removing the plaster from the kitchen.
Arch in red crack in yellow ... I can get my hand in