Glass block cracks

Causes

Impact damage

There was insufficient allowance for structural movement around the glass block panel

The wall has inadequate strengthening to withstand the imposed structural loading 

Listed under: Interior, glass, glass blocks, walls

Cause

Impact damage

Repair

  • the only long-term solution is to demolish and re-build the glass block wall and incorporate a separation gap for movement allowance

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Cause

There was insufficient allowance for structural movement around the glass block panel

Repair

  • the only long-term solution is to demolish and re-build the glass block wall and incorporate a separation gap for movement allowance
  • if the wall was built with a separation gap between the glass blocks and the structure, the cause of the cracking must be identified and  repaired before glass block wall is repaired.

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Cause

The wall has inadequate strengthening to withstand the imposed structural loading 

Repair

  • the only long-term solution is to demolish and re-build the glass block wall and incorporate a separation gap for movement allowance
  • if the wall was built with a separation gap between the glass blocks and the structure, the cause of the cracking must be identified and  repaired before glass block wall is repaired

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