How to stabilize a bowing brick wall in a historic home
In short: In this episode of This Old House, experts address structural issues in a Charlestown 2014 house. Learn how to reinforce exterior walls that have bowed outward under roof weight for over 160 years.
The team tackles a major structural failure where the exterior brick walls are bowing due to 160 years of roof weight. Tom Silva demonstrates a method to build a new structural wall inbound of the brick, securing the two together using epoxy and threaded rods before finishing with a parge coat.
Simultaneously, the crew addresses under-structured roofing on the third floor. While 1980s reinforcements provided some support, Norm Abram and Tom Silva work to install massive LVLs into pockets within the brick sidewalls to provide necessary stability.
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