Wall Starters

Wall Starters

The McArthur Group is one of the leading trade suppliers of stainless steel wall starters to builders & home contractors in the United Kingdom.  Our stainless steel wall starters feature twist, lock and slide wall ties & is supplied in 2 x 1.2mtr interlocking lengths of stainless steel wall connector channels.  If you have any questions regarding our stainless steel wall starters please feel free to contact a local McArthur Group branch today, we would be happy to assist.

Wall Starter Applications & Features

Our wall starters are ideal for internal & external applications from 60mm to 250mm wide and up to 3 stories high, featuring the twist, lock and slide wall tie mechanism. The wall starter kit contains all the necessary fixings for a single face of masonry up to 2.4mtr (8 feet) high (2 x 1.2mtr interlocking lengths of stainless steel wall connector channels). Together with the wall connectors we also include 10 x wall starter kit ties, 5 x stainless steel coach screws, adequate washers & wall plugs. Our wall starters cover all necessities & there is nothing further to think about.

Wall Starter Installation

1. Prepare existing wall by removing any rendered or pebble dashed finishing ensuring the wall starter has direct contact with existing masonry.
2. Offer the lower section of the wall starter channel to the existing wall at the centre point of the new masonry.
3. Plumb the lower connector channel marking the position of the fixing holes, these should be equally spaced avoiding mortar joints.
4. Drill and plug existing masonry using a 10mm masonry drill.
5. Lightly clamp lower section at the 2 lower fixing points using the coach screws and washers provided.
6. Slot the upper section of wall starter channel into the lower section so that both end fixing slots overlap.
7. Drill and plug remaining fixing points into existing masonry using a 10mm masonry drill.
8. Lightly clamp upper section at the 2 upper and overlap fixing points using the coach screws and washers provided.
9. Align both connectors and tighten all coach screws (do not over tighten).
10. Lay brick or block work for the new wall in the conventional way leaving a full vertical mortar joint between the new and old walls.
11. Install wall starter ties into the wall starter channel by twisting and sliding into position at 300mm center-to-center. The ties should be completely surrounded with mortar.

Our stainless steel wall starters form part of our building products portfolio.

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