For chemical anchoring the chemical supplier – finex engineering

Method statement for chemical anchoring

1. Drilling of hole with an electrical drill to the diameter and depth required
2. Drill hole diameter must be accordance with anchor size.
3. The drill hole must be cleaned with a blow pump or by compressed air, starting from the
bottom of the hole.
4. The drill hole must be thoroughly cleaned with the special steel brush. Brush at least 2
times. The diameter of the brush must be larger than the diameter of the drill hole. After
brush, to use blow pump to clean the drill hole. At least 2 times cleaned.
5. Inject the adhesive into the hole starting from the bottom, while slowly drawing back
the static mixer. In any case avoid entrapping air. For deep holes extension tubing can be
used.
6. Insert the anchor with a rotary motion into the filled drill hole. Some adhesive must
come out of the hole. Important – the anchor must be placed within the open time
7. During the resin hardening time the anchor must not be moved or loaded.

Method statement
Repair solution for wall cracking
a. Cracks along the masonry wall beam joints – active joints to allow movement where
50% movement accommodation factor is required.

I. For internal surface

1. Cracks which identified to be active should be treated with a flexible paintable sealant,
which accommodates the relative movements. Following will briefly explain the rectification
procedure.

2. Enlarge the crack by cutting a v shaped groove of 10mm width and depth of minimum 5mm

3. Clean the gaps thoroughly to get rid of any dirt, loosely boned mortar and dust trapped in
between.

4. Sealant with paintable and flexible properties should be used to fill the groove. Acrylic
sealant can be recommended which is non fire rated and Nullifier FS 702 fire rated acrylic
 paintable sealant for fire rated applications. If the depth of the gap is more than 5mm, use a
backer rod for bridging the gap to maintain the depth to width ratio of 1:2

5. Let the gap filler to harden for a time period specified by the manufacturer.

6. Paint the required area to match the colour of surroundings.

I. For external surface

1. Cracks which identified to be active should be treated with a flexible paintable sealant,
which accommodates the relevant movements. Following will briefly explain the rectification
procedure

2. Enlarge the crack by cutting a v shaped groove of 10mm width and depth of maximum 5
mm. follow this method for both sides of joint.

3. Clean the gaps thoroughly to get rid of any dirt, loosely bonded mortar and dust trapped in
between

4. Weather resistant sealant with paintable and flexible properties should be used to fill the
groove. X-tite strongseal (or equivalent) can be recommended. If the depth of the gap is
more than 5mm use a backer rod for bridging the gap to maintain the depth to width ratio of
1:2

5. Let the gap filler to harden for a time period specified by the manufacturer.

6. Paint (additional waterproofing paint to be used for protection of the sealant, if used) the
repaired area to match the colour of the surroundings.

a. Cracks along the masonry wall column joints - Cracks between Dis-similar Materials For Both
Internal & External Surfaces (when the movement is not allowed)

1. At masonry wall-column joints, two elements, ie. wall and the column should be
incorporated by installation of a metal lath.

2. Install a metal lath having a width of 100 mm across the wall-column joint

3. Plaster the wall-column joint for cover-up the metal lath.

4. Paint the surface with crack bridging primer.

5. Overcoat the repaired area to match the colour of the surroundings.

Refer further details of the specified products in TDS,

 a. Wall cracks in masonry walls - Internal partitions and internal sides of perimeter walls For
Dormant/Active cracks of width less than 1mm (Partial depth repair only)

1. Clean the surface properly, remove unevenness on surface.

2. Apply 1-2 coats of Crack Bridging Acrylic paint as suitable.

3. Allow for curing for a time period specified by the manufacturer.

4. Overcoat the repaired area to match the colour of the surroundings.

Refer further details of the specified products in TDS.

For Dormant/Active cracks of width 1mm-5mm (Full depth or partial depth repair)

1. Enlarge the crack by cutting a V-shaped groove of 5 mm width and depth of minimum 5 mm

2. Clean the gaps thoroughly to get rid of any dirt, loosely bonded mortar and dust trapped in
between.

3. An acrylic filler with paintable and flexible properties should be used to fill the groove. X-Roc
Acrylic Latex (or equivalent) can be recommended (partial depth).

4. Alternatively cementitious slurry can be used by injection (full depth) if restoring of the
structural integrity of the wall is required (Only for non-active cracks). eg. Load bearing
masonry wall.

5. Let the gap filler to harden for a time period specified by the manufacturer. Paint the
repaired area to match the colour of the surroundings.

Refer further details of the specified products in TDS.

For Dormant cracks of width 5mm - 10mm (Full depth or partial depth repair)

1. Clean the crack area properly.

2. If the plaster is defective install a metal lath having a width of 100 mm and plaster the area
to cover up the metal lath.

3. Apply Cementitious Skim coat to repair the crack (partial depth).

 4. Alternatively cementitious mortar/ grout can be used by injection (full depth) if restoring of
the structural integrity of the wall is required (Only for non-active cracks), e.g. Load bearing
masonry wall.

5. Paint the repaired area to match the colour of the surroundings.

Refer further details of the specified products in TDS.

For Active cracks of width 5mm - 10mm (only for non-load bearing walls)

1. Enlarge the crack by cutting a V-shaped groove of 10 mm width and depth of minimum 5
mm.

2. Clean the gaps thoroughly to get rid of any dirt, loosely bonded mortar and dust trapped in
between.

3. Fill the crack with suitable Acrylic sealant. X-Seal JointFlex can be recommended.(if the
restoring of the structural integrity of the wall need to be done, the active condition of the
wall has to be first arrested and then do the repair as for a dormant cracks, else some other
method like structural separation will have to be adopted keeping the independency of the
two segments of the wall.)

4. Let the gap filler to harden for a time period specified by the manufacturer

5. Paint the repaired area to match the colour of the surroundings.

Refer further details of the specified products in TDS.

a. Cracks on External sides of masonry walls (Partial depth repair only) For Dormant/ Active
Cracks of width less than 1mm (Where the crack doesn't obstruct the functionality, Ex-areas
without risk of dampness)

1. Clean the surface properly, remove unevenness on surface.

2. Apply 1-2 coats of Crack Bridging Acrylic filler with water proofing paint as suitable.

3. Allow for curing for a time period specified by the manufacturer.

4. Overcoat the repaired area to match the colour of the surroundings

For Dormant/Active Cracks of width 1mm-5mm (Full depth or partial depth repair)
 1. Enlarge the crack by cutting a V-shaped groove of 10 mm width and depth 5 mm.

2. Clean the gaps thoroughly to get rid of any dirt, loosely bonded mortar and dust trapped in
between.

3. Weather resistant sealant with paintable and flexible properties should be used to fill the
groove. X-Tite StrongSeal (or equivalent) can be recommended. If the depth of the gap is
more than 5 mm, use a backer rod for bridging the gap to maintain the depth to width ratio
of 1:2. (If the restoring of the structural integrity of the wall need be done, the active
condition of the wall has to be first arrested and then do the repair as for a dormant crack.
Else, some other method like structural separation will have to be adopted keeping the
independency of the two segments of the wall).

4. Alternatively cementitious slurry can be used by injection (full depth) if restoring of the
structural integrity of the wall is required (Only for non-active cracks), e.g. Load bearing
masonry wall.

5. Let the gap filler to harden for a time period specified by the manufacturer.

6. Paint (additional waterproofing paint to be used for protection of the sealant if used) the
repaired area to match the colour of the surroundings.

Refer further details of the specified products in TDS.

For Dormant/ Active Cracks of width 5mm - 10mm (Full depth or partial depth repair)

1. Enlarge the crack by cutting a V-shaped groove of 10 mm width and depth 5 mm.

2. Clean the gaps thoroughly to get rid of any dirt, loosely bonded mortar and dust trapped in
between.

3. Weather resistant sealant with paintable and flexible properties should be used to fill the
groove. X-Tite StrongSeal (or equivalent) can be recommended. If the depth of the gap is more
than 5 mm, use a backer rod for bridging the gap to maintain the depth to width ratio of 1:2. (If
the restoring of the structural integrity of the wall need be done, the active condition of the wall
has to be first arrested and then do the repair as for a dormant crack. Else, some other method
like structural separation will have to be adopted keeping the independency of the two
segments of the wall).

4. Alternatively cementitious mortar/ grout can be used by injection (full depth) if restoring of the
structural integrity of the wall is required (Only for non-active cracks). e.g. Load bearing masonry
wall.

5. Let the gap filler to harden for a time period specified by the manufacturer.
 6. Paint (additional waterproofing paint to be used for protection of the sealant if used) the
repaired area to match the colour of the surroundings.

Refer further details of the specified products in TDS.

a. Cracks of widths of mm-25 mm (Pass through cracks appearing on the masonry wall) For Both
Internal & External walls (Full depth repair)

1. Expose the cracks and clean thoroughly.

2. Install injection ports along the inner side of the crack at a spacing of 150mm - 300 mm
(depending upon the width and depth of the crack) and seal the ports with a Vinylester Mortar
(Mungo SE Plus)

3. Seal the surface of the crack between injection ports with X-Roc Ultrapatch.

4. Inject the crack using X-Roc Filler Grout

5. Discontinue injection and transfer the injection to above the port where the slurry had
appeared.

6. Continue to inject every other port returning on completion to the first entry port that had not
been injected.

7. When the crack has been completely filled, allow sufficient time for cure.

8. Remove injection ports and seal and repair the area using X-Roc Ultrapatch.

9. Install a fibre mesh (X-Shield CrackMat) as a reinforcement and re plaster the rectified area.

Refer further details of the specified products in TDS.

For further details of the specified products, handling and health and safety guidelines, refer the
Technical Data Sheets. Contractor shall use substitutes in the absence of specified products upon the
reviewing the product performance, warranties, availability of applicators and receipt of necessary
approvals from the structural design engineer. Any clarifications should be forwarded to the structural
design engineer/ consultant prior to proceed with rectifications.

Painting of External wall finishes.

Following procedures are recommended for painting the exterior surface of the wall.
 (a) Painting the external surfaces

Since exterior surfaces are exposed to high levels of moisture and UV rays, it is recommended to apply
an acrylic polymer-based paint such as X-Shield AcrylCoat. All the surfaces should be primed prior to
apply the surface coats.

Areas where retention of high levels of moisture, such as near the foundations and plinth levels, it is
recommended to apply a high performance flexible cementitious waterproofing coat (such as x-shield
flex coat plus) prior to apply surface paints.