An historic 16th century farmhouse at Totton, Southampton, was in a poor state of repair and had experienced subsidence, cracked and debonded brickwork, failed lintels and separated walls affecting all four elevations. It has now been efficiently and ‘invisibly’ stabilised using a combination of concealed masonry repair products from Helifix Ltd which avoiding expensive and disruptive taking down and rebuilding, by retaining the existing masonry and preserved the original appearance and character of the building. 

A suitable repair scheme was designed by Helifix, together with their Approved Installer for the area, LSE Building Preservation Ltd, who also undertook the required sensitive repairs. The Helibeam System was installed to stitch cracks, reinforce the brickwork and create masonry beams to spread the structural loads; DryFix remedial ties were driven up through the window arches to secure the lintels; grouted CemTies were used to secure the solid masonry external walls and reconnect them to internal cross walls; BowTies were driven into internal timbers and bonded into the external walls to stabilise the gables. 

Once structural integrity had been fully restored to the building by LSE, with all repairs totally concealed, the restoration could be completed. This included re-pointing with lime mortar, the installation of new windows and a complete internal refurbishment to create an impressive private dwelling.