Structural framing exposed after impact damage on a Fort Worth house

Vehicle impact

Vehicle impact repair & emergency board-up in Fort Worth

A car through the wall is a structural job, not a drywall patch. We board it up, see what moved, and rebuild the assembly.

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Brick that looks local can hide a stud wall that shifted. Slab edge, windows, and the roof diaphragm take load they were not meant to take. We do not patch veneer over a moved frame.

Board-up the same day when we can. Permanent repair after we see the load path.

01

Board-up

Close the opening. Keep weather and access out. Photograph the displacement.

02

What moved

Framing, shear, brick veneer, utilities, slab edge, openings, roof diaphragm. Write it. Then rebuild that assembly.

03

Rebuild

Structure first, envelope second, finishes last. Hidden damage after demolition goes on the paper.

What we look at

  • Load paths and shear walls
  • Brick veneer vs the frame behind it
  • Framing displacement
  • Utilities in the wall
  • Slab edge and openings
  • Roof diaphragm if the wall tied in

Questions

Can you just replace the brick?
Only if the frame behind it did not move. We open it and see. Veneer on a shifted wall fails again.

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