Masonry void fill - structural

[giu82_]

Hi,

I have to fill in the void of a removed chimney breast because half of a padstone supporting a UC 203x203x71 is situated there.

How would you fill in the void (16cm thick) ? Blocks, bricks? A lintel may be required to build from, but unsure where to situate it.

 

[noseall]

Bricks and blocks. Use bricks to immediately tie into the adjacent bricks then block tie the blocks into the remaining masonry. If this sounds a wee bit too complex, just fill in with brick.

 

[giu82_]

Bricks and blocks. Use bricks to immediately tie into the adjacent bricks then block tie the blocks into the remaining masonry. If this sounds a wee bit too complex, just fill in with brick.

Thanks, I suppose concrete blocks or light weight concrete blocks?

Basically it's a jigsaw procedure to tie existing bricks then new blocks.

Any example picture?

 

[noseall]

Any example picture?

You may have to enlarge the image but it shows brick and blocks tied together...

Corbel1

• noseall
• 21 Feb 2019

 

[noseall]

Any example picture?

A couple more I've dug out...

Tied2

• noseall
• 17 Oct 2021

Tied1

• noseall
• 17 Oct 2021
• 1

 

[giu82_]

A couple more I've dug out...

Tied2

• noseall
• 17 Oct 2021

Tied1

• noseall
• 17 Oct 2021
• 1

Thanks.

Done, here the result.