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GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| eCo
Tibond, the continuous lug system has been designed
to overcome the problems associated with bonding brick in-fill panels
to concrete or steel. Existing methods are inconsistent and difficult
to control. eCo Tibond replaces these with a fully controlled and adaptable
system. Being continuous, eCo Tibond permits ready supervision of lug
bonding and is labour saving in comparison with conventional practices.
Each brick course is marked clearly on the eCo Tibond strip indicating
the brick gauge. This results in accurate and controlled course levels.
These advantages of safety and cost savings will benefit architects,
engineers, quantity surveyors and contractors. Even the Do-It-Yourself
person will find time saving uses for eCo Tibond when he requires to
bond new brick walls to existing structures or walls. |
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| DESCRIPTION |
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| The eCo
Tibond system consists of acontinuous galvanised
mild steel strip 1 360mm long, 40mm wide and 1,6mm thick. Each strip
is profile cut to give 4 pairs of lugs, 305mm long at 340mm centres,
i.e. at every fourth course of 85mm gauge brickwork. For the 1 360mm
length, there are 4 bond lugs for 16 courses of brickwork. Each course
of 85mm is marked clearly on the strip. For fixing purposes the strips
are predrilled with four 4mm diameter holes at 340mm centres. |
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| APPLICATIONS |
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| eCo
Tibond is used to bond brickwork and building blocks
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- concrete columns or steel stanchions
- concrete shear walls
- existing brickwork
- timber or steel window and door frames
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| METHOD OF FIXING |
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eCo
Tibond may be cast in during construction, or surface
fixed to the completed skeleton structure.
To cast in, the strip is pinned to the shutter for a wall or column and one lug is bent horizontally into the concrete. After the shutter is stripped the other lug is bent out for embedment
into the brickwork. |
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| Surface fixing tot eh completed structure is achieved
easily using masonry pins or plugs and screws. The masonry pin used
in the standard 3,7mm diameter pin which is shot fixed to teh concrete
or steel. To build in timber frames, eCo Tibond is screwed into the
timber. |
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| Specify eCo
Tibond in your next contract and have the
assurance of sound building practice at no extra cost. |
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