General Structural Issues

243 topics in this forum

1. Bolted joints without spacers, torsion on aluminum frame

   By regrets, November 22
   • 19 replies
   • 229 views
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   • Gus Potter
   • Saturday at 20:31

2. Drilling joists and other supporting structure.

   By andreas, November 10
   • 7 replies
   • 247 views
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   • Temp
   • November 12

3. Cavity steel beam sizes

   By yahoo5000, November 9
   • 2 replies
   • 161 views
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   • yahoo5000
   • November 10

4. Roof Spread - Vaulted Hip Roof

   By J4mes, November 2
   • 2 replies
   • 265 views
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   • J4mes
   • November 2

5. Nearby Piling, advice needed!

   By Residential build, October 26
   • 23 replies
   • 568 views
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   • Alan Ambrose
   • November 2

6. Changing stud spacing on internal wall in loft conversion

   By Del-inquent, October 5
   • 4 replies
   • 394 views
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   • Del-inquent
   • October 23

7. Can someone clarify Part E?

   By Ben Weston, October 20
   • 3 replies
   • 207 views
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   • kandgmitchell
   • October 20

8. Twisted upstairs ceiling joist

   By Alexm1992, October 16
   • 2 replies
   • 241 views
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   • Alexm1992
   • October 16

9. Supporting wall?

   By Logan, October 12
   • 3 replies
   • 301 views
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   • Logan
   • October 14

10. Chimney on single skin wall!

    By Shan6271, October 10
    • 3 replies
    • 284 views
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    • joe90
    • October 12

11. Lateral support

    By LiamJones, September 11
    • 14 replies
    • 667 views
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    • Gus Potter
    • October 10

12. Compressive Strength - insulation behind ledger board

    By jayc89, September 29
    • 5 replies
    • 384 views
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    • Gus Potter
    • October 3

13. Room in roof across king post trusses

    By jayc89, September 20
    • 10 replies
    • 484 views
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    • Gus Potter
    • September 27

14. Purlin Removal or Alteration

    By delta9, September 16
    • 5 replies
    • 489 views
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    • delta9
    • September 17

15. Mould and damp issues

    By ennogs, September 12
    • 16 replies
    • 563 views
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    • Conor
    • September 13

16. Cracks showing under first floor landing

    By jayc89, September 12
    • 4 replies
    • 413 views
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    • jayc89
    • September 13

17. Settlement - House extension pulling away from the existing house

    By Gus Potter, August 25
    • 13 replies
    • 979 views
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    • SteamyTea
    • September 8

18. Party wall issue

    By deancatherine09, August 22
    • 4 replies
    • 544 views
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    • Temp
    • August 22

19. Ideas on how to span a 10m opening

    By Pigsfoot, August 15
    • 7 replies
    • 800 views
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    • Mr Punter
    • August 16

20. Chimney breast removed and joist floor needs to be added.

    By moe, July 24
    • 8 replies
    • 722 views
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    • bassanclan
    • July 25

21. Is this something to be concerned about? 1 2

    By Romfordian, June 21
    • 35 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • Brickie
    • July 25

22. Maximum safe cut angle for existing made ground

    By jon-lee, July 20
    • 19 replies
    • 785 views
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    • Nickfromwales
    • July 23

23. Groundworks muck away

    By Moonshine, November 11, 2019
    • 17 replies
    • 12.5k views
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    • Canski
    • July 12

24. Timber post attached to staircase

    By MPatz, March 17
    • 4 replies
    • 737 views
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    • johnhenstock83
    • July 12

25. Low Level Brick Spalling / Brickwork Fracture

    By azureblue, July 7
    • 7 replies
    • 605 views
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    • twice round the block
    • July 8