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Only £19.99
Includes full instructions, guidance, masonry weight awareness chart and free 1st Class Royal Mail Delivery Within the UK,
LOAD-POINT
When a load-point exists, the
triangle of masonry directly above the opening is the only masonry that could
collapse and therefore is the only masonry that requires temporary support.
A 35 degree angle in a Stretcher
bond and a 25 degree angle in a Flemish bond from both ends of the opening up
through the bed and perp joints to the central perpendicular joint where both
angles meet is the load-point. The wider the opening the less chance of a
load-point existing.
When the triangle of masonry is
broken by a window and no load-point exists, the load from outside of the
triangle will rest back over the length of the opening (including roof loads
when they apply) and the load can weigh over ten times more than only the
smaller triangle?
REDUCE
LOADS SAFELY
Re-instate a load-point by
fitting the Brick Brace Safety tool through the broken triangle which
safely arches the masonry to reduce the load back to the smaller triangle.
Within a typical residential property props
and attachments fitted at 900mm centres are overloaded when no load-point
exists as one linear metre of a typical 2.4m storey height of 4″ brickwork can weigh
over 700 kg and over 1,400kg in 9″ brickwork.
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"A1! Excellent product, exactly as described, does what it says on the box"!
BRICK BRACE BENEFITS
Supports ALL of the masonry even in weak or lime mortars.
No lost or falling masonry during a task, reducing repair time and achieving superior results.
Half the number of props safely, see photo10.
Create Openings up to 1575mm with a single safety tool at any height, high or low.
Stabilises lime & weak mortar masonry.
Fully tested
Only 750 grammes in weight
Fits in a tool bag
SETS AVAILABLE
Quarter set £85.00
Openings up to 2250mm (10 brick lengths) in cement mortar mix, 1800mm within a weak or lime mortar mix with nothing to impede the work space
Half set £150.00
Openings up to 3150mm (14 brick lengths), supporting all of masonry above an opening and up to 4,500mm using only one Acrow prop fitted central, (safe working load 1700kg equal to using 5 correctly used props and attachments).
Watch the video supporting brickwork with Brick Brace, presented by skill builder Roger Bisby on you tube!
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2016 PROPPING GUIDE
The main cause of collapse during masonry alterations is overloading equipment due to under estimating loads and over extending the equipment from the wall to gain further fitting space.
The safe working load of a prop attachment varies from 340kg down to 0kg and depends on the size of the Acrow prop used, which pin-hole height is used, how plumb and how far the Acrow prop is fitted from the wall.
An Acrow prop is designed to concentrically load on the axis only, (from head plate down to foot plate) with a maximum safe working load of approximately 3,400 kg reducing down to 700 kg when the inner tube is raised, please see photo no 10.
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Fitting a traditional prop attachment reduces the safe working load of an Acrow props used working height by at least 90% due to the web of the attachment sending the load onto the side of the Acrow props extended inner tube, the Acrow prop curves and loses height when overloaded, over extended or when over tightened and is the duty of the user not to overload and work with an Acrow prop fitted with an attachment in a professional and safe manner.
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Strengthen the masonry with the Brick Brace before propping to reduce loads and support everything above the opening. Gain further fitting space, reduce repair time and achieve a guaranteed superior and safer finish.
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The traditional prop attachment was designed in the 1980's when cavities were only 50mm. Attempting tasks which require wider steels for wider cavities and still only using prop attachments is where further problems of overloading by over extending from the wall arise.
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The Brick Brace safety tool was fully tested in multiples at C.E.R.A.M testing laboratories, (Stoke-On-Trent) and addresses all the issues of the main causes of minor and major collapse during masonry alterations.
Full in depth 2016 propping guide is available to read via our website