could someone please explain to me in detail the functions of stainless steel wall ties?
the name says it all....stain less, no rust, sturdy ,stronger than wood or just drywall..durable
they tie the walls to the ceiling to keep it from being blow en off in a storm stainless steel wont rust and become weak
wall ties are used to tie brick coursing to the back up wall...stainless steel will simply last longer than the others but you will pay dearly for them...
`You are not asking why they are stainless steel, but the function of wall ties. During construction of a house the wall ties start at damp proof course level. At all reveals ie doors /windows, one tie is placed on every 3rd course of bricks and 6 back from the reveal. Thereafter in the main run of brickwork 1 tie is placed every metre distance, starting at the DPC and the 6th course then the 12th and so on. They are not placed directly above each other, but in a sort of pyramid fashion. Their purpose is to hold the 2 skins of walling together, thus doubling the strength of the cavity wall in a very effective way. Stainless steel is a better quality of tie, but are not really necessary these days, because the cavity is insulated. In the old days you got condensation in the cavity and the ties rusted, and as a result of this disintegration you got bulging walls where one wall fell away from the other. Stainless steel lasted much longer because they did not rust so easily.
