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Extension to House

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  • 27-07-2006 4:31pm
    #1
    eeiecoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭


    I am in the middle of building an extension onto the house..is it enough, when joining the extension to the existing blockwork/house/wall to simply cut the existing wall and slot in blocks from the extension to create the join?

    Do I need to do anything else?


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    #2
    Johnniep
    Registered Users Posts: 203 ✭✭Johnniep


    Not 100% sure what you mean when you say "cut the existing wall" but for joining new to existing blockwork, I would fix an abbey slot:

    http://www.ancon.co.uk/products3.asp?ID=47

    or some similar system. Saves you "cutting" existing blockwork!!!!


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    mjffey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 180 ✭✭mjffey


    I would use the Acon ties.

    We have something similar in the Netherlands and it's so easy to use.
    Just drill a hole in the existing wall, put a plug in it, than screw the tie in the plug so that the other end is flat in between two blocks. Your concrete mix will "fix" it.

    I put a tie in every 4th row.


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