Heritage Buildings
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The War Memorial Youth Camp, at Silverton, Broken Hill NSW, was raised and re-supported by Uretek. In days gone by the building was the Silverton Court House.
The Post Office at Kempsey, NSW, had been founded on poor fill and subjected to protracted drainage issues, causing long term subsidence with major cracking and distortion of brickwork across the entire rear section.
This heritage rural church on brick strip footings was re-supported by Uretek.
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4 page brochure re Uretek work for heritage properties
Uretek Repairing Heritage Buildings
Heritage Buildings with Many Kinds of Footings
Uretek raises, re-levels, re-supports heritage buildings on various foundations: bluestone, brick, sandstone etc.
The URETEK Method is not confined to correcting concrete footings, although they are often the easiest to deal with. Many Australian heritage jobs have now been successfully completed, involving a wide range of other types of footings: bluestone, sandstone and brick being the most common.
Wall cracks are common in heritage buildings. Usually they close up as footings are relevelled, so that often all that is required to complete the restoration is plastering and paint or re-pointing of outside brickwork. We say 'usually close up' because sometimes major mis-alignments may have occurred in the building structure to prevent full closure and sometimes an accumulation of grit, rubble or patching will prevent the cracked element coming together.
Heritage Buildings of Many Types in Many Places
Historic heritage buildings feature heavily in the list: churches, (such as the one here with brick footings), schools, town halls and cottages. If ever necessary, we can draw on the experiences of our British and European associates who have carried out many and very varied projects on castles, churches, chateaux, villas, ancient cottages and public buldings in the Old World.
Much Uretek work has been carried out successfully re levelling bluestone footings in Victoria especially, and sandstone and brick footings in many and various areas.
Increasing ground support for Heritage Buildings
Uretek’s unique and patented process of Deep Injection very frequently plays a major role in such heritage restoration by renewing and increasing ground support for the old structures.
Building height and weight are typically not problematic for Uretek: immense, controlled pressure can be used when it is required.
In suitable conditions Uretek Deep Injection can produce a similar effect to the heritage building footings going down to bedrock.
See the story of the Silverton War Memorial Youth Camp under Case Histories.
Uretek Ground Engineering
Uretek solves many problems by unique and patented systems of resin injection.
Fast, economical, long-lasting, environmental and with minimal disruption.