Building Restoration and Historic Restoration

The Cintec™ reinforcement and anchoring system is a versatile method of structural reinforcement that is tailored to meet the specific strengthening and repair requirements for historic restoration and building restoration of individual projects. Cintec™’s economical, effective and unobtrusive anchoring system is contributing to the long-term sustainability of the world’s built environment and cultural history with historic restoration and building restoration. The Cintec™ reinforcement and anchoring system offers a remarkably versatile , historic restoration and building restoration to internally strengthen masonry buildings and structures.

The system works by pre-drilling an oversized hole in the structure and inserting an anchor body surrounded by a fabric sock. A cementitious grout is injected through the middle of the anchor under low pressure. It passes through a series of grout flood holes into the fabric sock, inflating the entire assembly like a balloon.

Minimal intervention and reversibility are key tenets of historic restoration and building restoration. The Cintec™ anchoring system adheres to both goals.

Cintec™ anchoring is the least intrusive intervention available in most cases for building restoration and historic restoration where the alternative would be to dismantle and rebuild a structure.

For example, a typical Cintec™ application is the use of stitching anchors to tie several wythes of masonry together. These are typically installed on a 1-metre (1-yard) square grid. The hole is 20 mm (3/4”) in diameter and the anchor body is 10 mm (3/8”) in diameter.

Cintec™ recognizes that historic restoration and building restoration requires a particularly sensitive approach, especially when tackling structural issues. Any historic restoration and building restoration structural intervention has to make a minimal impact on the fabric of the building, preferably be reversible, and, at the same time, avoid making any visible alteration.

By working closely with all parties with an interest in historical or heritage projects, Cintec™ designs anchoring systems for historic restoration and building restoration that offer the least intervention available in most cases where the alternative would be to dismantle and rebuild a structure.