Pro Solutions to Repair Brick Walls

Our staff came across some interesting solutions for repairing damaged brick walls at the World of Concrete 2025, which was a convention held in Las Vegas for commercial construction professionals.

The products and procedures shown here come from construction hardware manufacturer Simpson Strong-Tie and are marketed to commercial contractors, but if you have the right tools—or enlist a contractor who does—these procedures can also apply to homeowner properties in need of some rehab.

Heli-Tie Stitching Tie Crack Repair Accessory

The Heli-Tie helical stitching tie provides a solution to the preservation and repair of damaged brick and masonry structures. The ties are grouted into existing masonry joints to repair cracks and increase strength with minimum disturbance. Made of Type 304 stainless steel, the Heli-Tie stitching tie features radial fins formed on the steel wire via cold rolling process, increasing the tensile strength of the tie.

Here's how it works:

Heli-Tie Helical Wall Tie Crack Repair Accessory

The Heli-Tie helical wall tie is a stainless-steel tie used to anchor building façades to structural members or to stabilize brick walls.

The helical design allows the tie to be driven quickly and easily into a predrilled pilot hole (or embedded into mortar joints in new construction) to provide a mechanical connection between a masonry façade and its backup material. As it is driven, the fins of the tie undercut the masonry to provide an expansion-free anchorage that will withstand tension and compression loads.

The Heli-Tie wall tie is installed into the pilot hole using a proprietary setting tool with an SDS-plus shank rotary hammer to drive and countersink the tie. Heli-Tie wall ties perform in concrete and masonry as well as wood and steel studs.

Here's how it works: