General Structural Issues

40 topics in this forum

1. Soakaway System

   By Simon Ennis, October 22
   • 1 reply
   • 180 views
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   • JSHarris
   • October 22

2. Retaining wall and habitable spaces

   By Moonshine, October 4
   • 6 replies
   • 206 views
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   • bissoejosh
   • October 6

3. Metal web joist spacing

   By Triassic, September 16
   • 9 replies
   • 287 views
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   • PeterW
   • September 17

4. Setting out

   • 1
   • 2

   By vivienz, May 29   

   • setting out
   • foundations
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • setting out
     • foundations
     • piling
     • surveyor
   • 28 replies
   • 715 views
   • 
   • jack
   • September 16

5. Retaining Wall UK

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   By Waza, July 14
   • 26 replies
   • 1,088 views
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   • Nickfromwales
   • July 15

6. Sole Plate Timber

   By Triassic, May 29
   • 21 replies
   • 486 views
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   • Ed_MK
   • July 12

7. Delayed facing brick supply, how high can the inner blockwork go?

   By epsilonGreedy, June 11
   • 5 replies
   • 307 views
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   • epsilonGreedy
   • June 12

8. Crackers or cracking.

   By MikeSharp01, June 11   

   • passive slab
   • overkill
   • 10 replies
   • 264 views
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   • Hecateh
   • June 11

9. What goes more than 100mm deep into the slab.

   By MikeSharp01, June 7   

   • slab fixings
   • avoiding ufh pipes
   • 22 replies
   • 508 views
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   • JSHarris
   • June 10

10. External garden wall issue

    By dallymehat, May 10   

    • walls
    • garden wall
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • walls
      • garden wall
      • external wall
      • canal wall
      • brick work
    • 12 replies
    • 388 views
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    • Temp
    • May 10

11. Trying to understand !!

    By Redoctober, April 30   

    • timber frame
    • external doors
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • timber frame
      • external doors
      • threshold detail
    • 14 replies
    • 405 views
    • 
    • PeterW
    • April 30

12. Rafter in wrong place!!

    By Alex, April 6   

    • rafter
    • bracing
    • 8 replies
    • 522 views
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    • Construction Channel
    • April 13

13. Floor and ceiling joists are they structural?

    By Jml, March 17
    • 18 replies
    • 536 views
    • 
    • Jml
    • March 18

14. Conflict of interests

    By vivienz, February 19   

    • roots
    • root protection
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • roots
      • root protection
      • clay
      • water
      • arboricultural report
    • 12 replies
    • 436 views
    • 
    • vivienz
    • February 19

15. Small porch

    By Dee, January 24
    • 0 replies
    • 281 views
    • 
    • Dee
    • January 24

16. Soil survey cost

    By vivienz, January 15   

    • phase 2 soil survey
    • structural calculatios
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • phase 2 soil survey
      • structural calculatios
      • going rate
      • cost
    • 7 replies
    • 837 views
    • 
    • vivienz
    • January 15

17. Repointing found issues

    By Benny, December 6, 2017
    • 3 replies
    • 389 views
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    • Benny
    • December 7, 2017

18. Concrete floor slab temporary covering

    By chrisb, November 28, 2017
    • 0 replies
    • 267 views
    • 
    • chrisb
    • November 28, 2017

19. Replacement for damp-prone timber floor

    By rdw1985, October 16, 2017
    • 4 replies
    • 396 views
    • 
    • rdw1985
    • October 25, 2017

20. First Floor: wall plates, hangers and joists - connecting up

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    By recoveringacademic, September 21, 2017   

    • joist
    • hanger
    • (and 4 more)

      Tagged with:

      • joist
      • hanger
      • wall plate
      • treated timber
      • durisol
      • air-tight
    • 50 replies
    • 4,333 views
    • 
    • Onoff
    • September 22, 2017

21. Joists: to treat or not to treat that is the question

    By recoveringacademic, September 20, 2017   

    • joist
    • treat
    • 10 replies
    • 670 views
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    • Simplysimon
    • September 20, 2017

22. Cost/effort to core through concrete block wall

    By DundeeDancer, August 2, 2017
    • 19 replies
    • 917 views
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    • Vijay
    • August 3, 2017

23. Steel lintel with granite heads

    By DeeJunFan, July 3, 2017
    • 10 replies
    • 698 views
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    • Declan52
    • July 4, 2017

24. Mesh arrangement for slab

    By oranjeboom, June 26, 2017   

    • mesh
    • slab
    • 8 replies
    • 842 views
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    • Mr Punter
    • June 27, 2017

25. Concrete slab on top of dwarf wall or adjacent to...

    By Carrerahill, June 16, 2017   

    • concrete foundations
    • dwarf wall
    • 8 replies
    • 649 views
    • 
    • Carrerahill
    • June 19, 2017