My first cavity wall tie repair actually held up

After 14 years of laying brick I finally had to replace corroded wall ties on a 1962 house in Dayton. I drilled out 40 ties and used the screw-in stainless replacements, worried they would never grip as tight as the originals. They came out great, even passed the inspector's pull test with zero movement. Has anyone else tried the epoxy injection method on older homes, or is that mostly a gimmick?

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faithbaker4d ago

Those screw-in ties are the way to go for sure. I did the same on a 1950s place and the pull test came back rock solid, no complaints from the inspector either. The epoxy method seems hit or miss depending on the brick, so I would stick with what already worked.

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