Inspectorjoe Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 The 1956 house is wood frame with brick veneer. There were a few areas where the mortar has popped off, revealing rusting steel in the joint. They're unusual looking joints, but look original. The steel looks to be too heavy to be used as a tie. Can anybody ID this? Click to Enlarge 70.77 KB Click to Enlarge 56.77 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 They might be heavy wire ties or even a narrow ladder wire. Were you able to see any long runs, or just short bits here & there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspectorjoe Posted January 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 That's about as much as is visible. They are in a few randomly occurring areas. Of course, they're only visible because the mortar popped off. Who knows what's beneath the intact areas. On another note, aside from the fact that you couldn't easily remove the mortar to repoint those spots, I'd think that long term, the steel would continue to rust and cause problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 That's about as much as is visible. They are in a few randomly occurring areas. Of course, they're only visible because the mortar popped off. Who knows what's beneath the intact areas. On another note, aside from the fact that you couldn't easily remove the mortar to repoint those spots, I'd think that long term, the steel would continue to rust and cause problems. I occasionally see distinct rust lines in the mortar of brick veneer, but I've never seen it cause a serious problem. I don't usually see it coming apart like it is in your pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 I'm thinking poor quality galvanized wall ties that have begun to rust and spall. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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