Block Ties

Wall ties play a vital role in ensuring the stability of a building. Metex offers wide selection of wall ties of numerous shapes and sizes made from pre-galvanized steel, galvanized steel, and stainless steel, manufactured in various lengths to suit different wall cavity widths. FRAME CRAMPS Metex Frame Cramps are designed to restrain the between masonry and vertical structures. Manufactured with minimum 6mm hole to suit a range of fixings. MOVEMENT TIES Movement ties are used in conjunction with a debonding sleeves. the tie is designed to restrain masonry against lateral wind loads while the sleeve allows the masonry to expand or contract. CAVITY WALL TIES Cavity Wall ties are used to join two leaves of cavity wall together, allowing the wo parts to act as a homogenous unit. They are made of metal that expand the cavity and tie the internal and external walls of bricks or blockwork together. The ends of the tie are designed to lock tightly into the mortar. The ties are also designed to prevent water transfer from the outer to the inner leaf of the wall, this often takes the form of a twist in the tie or, if a wire tie, corrugations formed in the wire. HEAD RESTRAINTS Head Restraint Ties are designed to connect the free standing wall to the overhead structure. it provides simple support to the top of a masonry panel by transferring lateral load (usually wind or internal pressure load) from the masonry to the primary structure, whilst allowing some vertical deflection (movement) in the frame in relation to the top of the wall.