I've obviously learnt something listening to you lot bicker on here
We don't bicker on here - it's just one big happy family......
I've obviously learnt something listening to you lot bicker on here
If the beam can't do its job (which may include supporting brittle finishes) it's failed.Deflection is failure for finishes, not really a failure of the beam.
So no brittle finishes, or designing flexible or isolated cladding means it passes?If the beam can't do its job (which may include supporting brittle finishes) it's failed.
No, because one of the criteria for serviceability is that the beam must not deflect excessively so as to look unsightly or to cause alarm to the occupants.So no brittle finishes, or designing flexible or isolated cladding means it passes?
If we have taught something to someone then we have not laboured in vainI've obviously learnt something listening to you lot bicker on here
The other thing I did wonder about is ordering a glulam beam. I think it would be my preferred approach
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