Brick up a serving hatch - forgot wall ties

[xeres]

hi

Stupid error on my behalf. It's a .7m x.7m hole.

Can I retrofit by grinding out some mortar, slipping in some flat metal ties and remortaring?

It will be hard walked and skimmed so prettiness is not an issue here.

Thanks

 

[^woody^]

If you wedge the top joint properly, it won't be going anywhere

 

[xeres]

Hi wowild you advise I do that? Thanks

 

[^woody^]

I would

 

[xeres]

Sorry that message got misspelt!

I was asking how I would do that? I was planning to just fill the gap with expanding foam (fire resisting).

Would grinding some of the mortar out and seating in metal plates to tie across to the wall work?

 

[OwainDIYer]

Hi wowild you advise I do that? Thanks

I would suggest whacking in a coupkle of wood wedges from each side between the top bricks and the hole edge.

 

[^woody^]

Ram some mortar in it really tight and full. Or likewise with slate.

Not foam or anything that can compress or shrink. If the gap is full the bricks wont move

 

[foxhole]

You could slot out a couple of joints and stick in a couple of these either side.

https://www.jtatkinson.co.uk/nmc-remedial-wall-ties.html?gclid=CKqu2_K629ACFUmx7QodkTwIeQ