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    billm replied to the thread Cracks under Steel Beam.
    Update: My son instructed BC not to do any any inspections unless my son approved it. That was to stop the builder trying to blag one...
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    billm replied to the thread Cracks under Steel Beam.
    Any ideas how much that would cost, the job is in Manchester area ?
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    billm replied to the thread Cracks under Steel Beam.
    No, I'm not there until tomorrow. I'll see if I can measure it from behind off steps and will measure the full length of the beam as...
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    billm reacted to noseall's post in the thread Cracks under Steel Beam with Thanks Thanks.
    He will have been notified regards the SE calc's checking process. BC work for the applicant. Who rings them or witnesses the...
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    billm replied to the thread Cracks under Steel Beam.
    Yes I believe my son paid for BC and speaks to them directly although the builder has up to now asked BC directly to sign off the...
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    billm replied to the thread Cracks under Steel Beam.
    If the Builder hasn't filed Structural Calcs - therefore not had them approved by BC - will BC refuse to sign off the steel work until...
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    billm replied to the thread Cracks under Steel Beam.
    Yes it appears so. Mainly steel oriented. The brickwork is very good. Looks like he has tried to cut corners on the steel side of...
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    billm reacted to stevie888's post in the thread Cracks under Steel Beam with Thanks Thanks.
    He's used an odd length of 203x133UB by the looks of it which I'd guess he has picked up cheap. Nothing wrong with the notion of a...
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    billm replied to the thread Cracks under Steel Beam.
    The bricks are 100mm wide, maybe the bottom flange was 110/120mm so he had no other choice. Is it the norm for beams to protrude ?
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    billm replied to the thread Cracks under Steel Beam.
    Across the middle of the extension is this huge beam which is supported on a steel "I Beam" in the wall. I assume it is OK like that...
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    billm reacted to stevie888's post in the thread Cracks under Steel Beam with Thanks Thanks.
    I think you need to stop this guy. What he has done is a total waste of time as the padstone is still not capable of distributing...
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    billm replied to the thread Cracks under Steel Beam.
    Over the weekend when there was no-one working, and without any warning, the builder - or his team - rebuilt the cracked brickwork under...
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    billm replied to the thread Cracks under Steel Beam.
    My son was to & fro with Planners and yes then BC during the initial stages, then when it was all passed - using a SE my son paid for -...
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    billm replied to the thread Cracks under Steel Beam.
    Hi guys, had another builder look at it yesterday and he agrees with the comments on here. They have done it wrong. My son is going to...
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    billm replied to the thread Cracks under Steel Beam.
    I haven't seen the quote but I don't think it does. BC are coming out tomorrow to inspect the roof so while there I will ask their...
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