General Structural Issues

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1. Setting out 1 2

   By vivienz, May 29, 2018   

   • setting out
   • foundations
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • setting out
     • foundations
     • piling
     • surveyor
   • 28 replies
   • 4.6k views
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   • jack
   • September 16, 2018

2. Retaining Wall UK 1 2

   By Waza, July 14, 2018
   • 26 replies
   • 6.2k views
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   • Nickfromwales
   • July 15, 2018

3. Sole Plate Timber

   By Triassic, May 29, 2018
   • 21 replies
   • 7.9k views
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   • Ed_MK
   • July 12, 2018

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

   By epsilonGreedy, June 11, 2018
   • 5 replies
   • 1.5k views
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   • epsilonGreedy
   • June 12, 2018

5. Crackers or cracking.

   By MikeSharp01, June 11, 2018   

   • passive slab
   • overkill
   • 10 replies
   • 2.2k views
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   • Hecateh
   • June 11, 2018

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

   By MikeSharp01, June 7, 2018   

   • slab fixings
   • avoiding ufh pipes
   • 22 replies
   • 2.9k views
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   • Jeremy Harris
   • June 10, 2018

7. External garden wall issue

   By dallymehat, May 10, 2018   

   • walls
   • garden wall
   • (and 3 more)

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

8. Trying to understand !!

   By Redoctober, April 30, 2018   

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

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     • timber frame
     • external doors
     • threshold detail
   • 14 replies
   • 3k views
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   • PeterW
   • April 30, 2018

9. Rafter in wrong place!!

   By Alex, April 6, 2018   

   • rafter
   • bracing
   • 8 replies
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   • Construction Channel
   • April 13, 2018

10. Floor and ceiling joists are they structural?

    By Jml, March 17, 2018
    • 18 replies
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    • Jml
    • March 18, 2018

11. Conflict of interests

    By vivienz, February 19, 2018   

    • roots
    • root protection
    • (and 3 more)

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      • roots
      • root protection
      • clay
      • water
      • arboricultural report
    • 12 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • vivienz
    • February 19, 2018

12. Small porch

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

13. Soil survey cost

    By vivienz, January 15, 2018   

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

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      • phase 2 soil survey
      • structural calculatios
      • going rate
      • cost
    • 7 replies
    • 5.7k views
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    • vivienz
    • January 15, 2018

14. Repointing found issues

    By Benny, December 6, 2017
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • Benny
    • December 7, 2017

15. Concrete floor slab temporary covering

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

16. Replacement for damp-prone timber floor

    By rdw1985, October 16, 2017
    • 4 replies
    • 2.3k views
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    • rdw1985
    • October 25, 2017

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

    By ToughButterCup, September 21, 2017   

    • joist
    • hanger
    • (and 4 more)

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      • joist
      • hanger
      • wall plate
      • treated timber
      • durisol
      • air-tight
    • 50 replies
    • 37k views
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    • Onoff
    • September 22, 2017

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

    By ToughButterCup, September 20, 2017   

    • joist
    • treat
    • 10 replies
    • 9.2k views
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    • Simplysimon
    • September 20, 2017

19. Cost/effort to core through concrete block wall

    By DundeeDancer, August 2, 2017
    • 19 replies
    • 6.3k views
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    • Vijay
    • August 3, 2017

20. Steel lintel with granite heads

    By DeeJunFan, July 3, 2017
    • 10 replies
    • 3.3k views
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    • Declan52
    • July 4, 2017

21. Mesh arrangement for slab

    By oranjeboom, June 26, 2017   

    • mesh
    • slab
    • 8 replies
    • 3.4k views
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    • Mr Punter
    • June 27, 2017

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

    By Carrerahill, June 16, 2017   

    • concrete foundations
    • dwarf wall
    • 8 replies
    • 3.4k views
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    • Carrerahill
    • June 19, 2017

23. Lateral Movement?

    By 8ball, June 2, 2017
    • 7 replies
    • 5.3k views
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    • 8ball
    • June 4, 2017

24. jji joists Ibeams engineered timber

    By ferncottage, May 27, 2017
    • 5 replies
    • 4.4k views
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    • MikeSharp01
    • May 27, 2017

25. Over the top garage reinforcement

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