General Structural Issues

283 topics in this forum

1. Crackers or cracking.

   By MikeSharp01, June 11, 2018   

   • passive slab
   • overkill
   • 10 replies
   • 2.1k views
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   • Hecateh
   • June 11, 2018

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

   By MikeSharp01, June 7, 2018   

   • slab fixings
   • avoiding ufh pipes
   • 22 replies
   • 2.8k views
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   • Jeremy Harris
   • June 10, 2018

3. External garden wall issue

   By dallymehat, May 10, 2018   

   • walls
   • garden wall
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • walls
     • garden wall
     • external wall
     • canal wall
     • brick work
   • 12 replies
   • 2.9k views
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   • Temp
   • May 10, 2018

4. Trying to understand !!

   By Redoctober, April 30, 2018   

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

     Tagged with:

     • timber frame
     • external doors
     • threshold detail
   • 14 replies
   • 2.8k views
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   • PeterW
   • April 30, 2018

5. Rafter in wrong place!!

   By Alex, April 6, 2018   

   • rafter
   • bracing
   • 8 replies
   • 2.7k views
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   • Construction Channel
   • April 13, 2018

6. Floor and ceiling joists are they structural?

   By Jml, March 17, 2018
   • 18 replies
   • 7.7k views
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   • Jml
   • March 18, 2018

7. Conflict of interests

   By vivienz, February 19, 2018   

   • roots
   • root protection
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • roots
     • root protection
     • clay
     • water
     • arboricultural report
   • 12 replies
   • 2.5k views
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   • vivienz
   • February 19, 2018

8. Small porch

   By Dee, January 24, 2018
   • 0 replies
   • 1.6k views
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   • Dee
   • January 24, 2018

9. Soil survey cost

   By vivienz, January 15, 2018   

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

     Tagged with:

     • phase 2 soil survey
     • structural calculatios
     • going rate
     • cost
   • 7 replies
   • 5.5k views
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   • vivienz
   • January 15, 2018

10. Repointing found issues

    By Benny, December 6, 2017
    • 3 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • Benny
    • December 7, 2017

11. Concrete floor slab temporary covering

    By chrisb, November 28, 2017
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • chrisb
    • November 28, 2017

12. Replacement for damp-prone timber floor

    By rdw1985, October 16, 2017
    • 4 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • rdw1985
    • October 25, 2017

13. First Floor: wall plates, hangers and joists - connecting up 1 2 3

    By ToughButterCup, September 21, 2017   

    • joist
    • hanger
    • (and 4 more)

      Tagged with:

      • joist
      • hanger
      • wall plate
      • treated timber
      • durisol
      • air-tight
    • 50 replies
    • 36k views
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    • Onoff
    • September 22, 2017

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

    By ToughButterCup, September 20, 2017   

    • joist
    • treat
    • 10 replies
    • 8.9k views
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    • Simplysimon
    • September 20, 2017

15. Cost/effort to core through concrete block wall

    By DundeeDancer, August 2, 2017
    • 19 replies
    • 6.1k views
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    • Vijay
    • August 3, 2017

16. Steel lintel with granite heads

    By DeeJunFan, July 3, 2017
    • 10 replies
    • 3.2k views
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    • Declan52
    • July 4, 2017

17. Mesh arrangement for slab

    By oranjeboom, June 26, 2017   

    • mesh
    • slab
    • 8 replies
    • 3.2k views
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    • Mr Punter
    • June 27, 2017

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

    By Carrerahill, June 16, 2017   

    • concrete foundations
    • dwarf wall
    • 8 replies
    • 3.3k views
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    • Carrerahill
    • June 19, 2017

19. Lateral Movement?

    By 8ball, June 2, 2017
    • 7 replies
    • 5.2k views
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    • 8ball
    • June 4, 2017

20. jji joists Ibeams engineered timber

    By ferncottage, May 27, 2017
    • 5 replies
    • 4.3k views
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    • MikeSharp01
    • May 27, 2017

21. Over the top garage reinforcement

    By jamiehamy, May 5, 2017
    • 4 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • Vijay
    • May 5, 2017

22. Gap between steel and beam

    By Pocster, March 31, 2017
    • 9 replies
    • 3k views
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    • Jeremy Harris
    • April 1, 2017

23. Structural engineer opinion

    By vfrdave, March 23, 2017
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • vfrdave
    • March 23, 2017

24. Ground slab structural load annotation on our frame design

    By MikeSharp01, March 23, 2017
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • MikeSharp01
    • March 23, 2017

25. Help me with my little penetrations, please.

    By ToughButterCup, March 4, 2017   

    • services
    • marking out
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • services
      • marking out
      • foundations
    • 13 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • ToughButterCup
    • March 6, 2017