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I have used a lathe and plaster type repair technique. Screw battens to the joists to take the lathes (with gaps) which span the hole. There is no measuring of any infill board and you can adjust the level of the lathe underside to suit. Used PVA around lathes and cut edges and plastered in...

More like he is applying a sledgehammer to crack a wallnut. Few structural engineers and architects have any practical site experience or competence, so hide their ignorance behind such get out clauses. If you have a major steelwork project then he asks the fabricator to both check...

The negative friction is caused by the weight of fill trying to settle but the pile resisting that force. The load of the house plus load from the fill overstresses the pile and it fractures. These houses are totally dependant on those piles for support. A structural engineer will NOT be able to...

Thermo, Thanks for your help and quick rsponse. Much appreciated. Robert

I have reversed my kitchen door ( lock remains same side) but need to reverse the bevelled latch, as the flat end hits the striker plate first. The lock is probably 1930s vintage. Any info on how best to take the lock apart to reverse the bevelled latch part? Robert _______________...