Masonry Support Design - Adjustability

 

Qwik Fix™ Angle masonry support system provides significant adjustability in all three planes to ensure that building tolerances can be accommodated and contact with reinforcing bar can be avoided.

The indexed aperture at the back of the bracket allows up to 50mm of accurate adjustment, without slippage, in the vertical plane.

Longitudinal coarse adjustment tolerance is provided for by cast-in channels in concrete structures or slotted/express cleats in steel framed building. Longitudinal fine adjustment is provided for by integrated seating tolerances.

Qwik-Fix™ is the first masonry support system to provide up to 15mm of integrated z-axis adjustment across the cavity, without the use of shims. If shims are used, their maximum thickness should not exceed the diameter of the fixing bolt.

Image 1: Planes of Adjustment

2. Bracket without Extender Shoe               3.Bracket with Extender Shoe

 

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Qwik-Fix Angle is an innovative 3-way adjustable system for supporting brick or rendered block panels over openings and above horizontal expansion joints. Our bracket and angle approach represents a significant advancement in masonry steel shelf angle design, as it contributes to rapid construction, ensures time and cost savings on site and provides consistently thin expansion joints. By reducing the contact area between the masonry and brick support angle and further providing thermal isolation shims, we significantly reduce thermal bridging associated with shelf angles