"A lot faster and much more reliable installation than any other product on the market!
This is now a go to solution" —Wellington based Project Manager
A state-of-the-art cavity tie system, developed to provide a robust and reliable solution to strengthen unreinforced masonry buildings.
PYTHON C Fixings enables more efficient remedial and earthquake retrofit designs by effectively integrating cavity wall and veneer leafs, enabling composite out-of-plane behavior. The use of the PYTHON C system as an out-of-plane strengthening technique for brick masonry cavity walls and veneers has undergone world class full scale semi-static cyclic and dynamic testing using best practice research methods.
PYTHON’s cavity-wall ties are minimally invasive and fully reversible, offering quick and simple installation with a subtle appearance.
APPLICATIONS
Structural interconnection of masonry cavity walls and veneers.
Earthquake strengthening of URM cavity walls and veneers.
Remediation of existing cavity and veneer ties.
FEATURES
Enables cavity walls and veneers to behave as a composite action, drastically increasing their out-of-plane performance.
Simple design procedure with recommended spacings.
The only remedial cavity tie with a verified shear capacity.
No unwinding under cycling loading, strong hold to a variety of masonry substrates.
Dry and clean installation, no epoxy required.
Technical
Nominal shank diameter of Ø6mm with total 240 mm standard length.
Zinc-Nickel coating, R4 (external, coastal environments) durability classification in accordance with AS/NZS 2699.1 & AS 3700. Tested in accordance with ASTM B117:2019 to 1500 hours of salt spray exposure (Read more).
Technical engineering design data tested for a range of masonry substrates available (Read more).
Example construction details available (Request).
On-site quality assurance proof testing on request (Contact us).