BS EN 845-1:2013+A1:2016

What is BS EN 845-1 - Specification for wall ties, tension straps, hangers and brackets for masonry about? 

BS EN 845-1 is the first part of the multi-series standard that is applicable to wall ties, tension straps, hangers and brackets for masonry. 

BS EN 845-1 specifies requirements for wall ties, tension straps, hangers and brackets for interconnecting masonry and for connecting masonry to other parts of works and buildings including walls, floors, beams, and columns. Where anchors or fasteners are supplied or specified as part of an ancillary component, the requirements including performance requirements apply to the complete product. 

Note: 

BS EN 845-1 is not applicable to: 

• Anchors and fasteners other than as part of an ancillary component 
• Shelf angles 
• Wall starter plates for tying into existing walls 

Products formed from materials other than: 

• Austenitic stainless steel (molybdenum chrome nickel alloys or chrome nickel alloys) 
• Austenitic ferritic stainless steel 
• Ferritic stainless steel 
• Copper 
• Phosphor bronze 
• Aluminium bronze 
• Zinc-coated-steel with or without organic coating 
• Polypropylene 
• Polyamide (for expansion plugs only) 

Who is BS EN 845-1 - Specification for Wall ties, tension straps, hangers and brackets for masonry for?  

BS EN 845-1 on wall ties, tension straps, hangers and brackets for masonry is useful for: 

• Builders  
• Architects  
• contractors  
• Manufacturers and suppliers of ancillary components 
• Quality control inspectors  
• Construction industries 

Why should you use BS EN 845-1 - Specification for Wall ties, tension straps, hangers and brackets for masonry?  

A cavity wall tie is a device for connecting a masonry leaf across a cavity to another masonry leaf or to a structural frame to resist tension and compression forces while allowing limited differential movement in the plane of the wall 

BS EN 845-1 defines materials requirements and properties, terms of the test methods and procedures that will help you with production evaluation, conformity criteria in the factory production control documentation 

BS EN 845-1 help you to 

• Determine the product type 
• Factory production control, including product assessment 

You can use BS EN 845-1+A1 for connecting the masonry part to the building component. 

What’s changed since the last update? 

BS EN 845-1:2013+A1:2016 supersedes BS EN 845-1:2013 which is withdrawn.