Recent content by Geo57

Thanks, yes got cavity tray and wall ties on the architects drawings. Just seems like it wouldn’t work (albeit to my untrained eye!)

Hello I have had a steel frame designed which will support a room above it — the room will be built directly on top of the steel frame (been designed as a steel beam to support inner blockwork, with a flange added to take the outer brickwork) The frame itself is supported by steel columns...

Thanks also stevie

Cheers Freddie - puts my mind at rest!

Hi In a situation where steels have been designed to go into the outer leaf of an existing masonry wall and sit on padstones (where the other end will be a steel frame (goalpost style) which will be supported on pad foundations), would you expect the SE to inspect the existing house foundation...

Hi all My architect specified 3.6n thermalites (internal wall), together with 90mm near full fill in a 100mm cavity to be able to get a total 300mm cavity and meet the 0.18 requirement for cavity walls However my SE has mentioned that I will need medium dense blocks as needs to support a steel...

Thanks all for the suggestions In addition to the suggestions, would something like STS no more ply fibre board also work? Thanks Geo

Hi, good point! England

Hi For an extension in the UK, does anyone know if Aico Ei659iRF battery alarms would meet building regs part B, or would I need mains wired? Thanks Geo

Hi Can anyone kindly advise what would be the best method to weatherproof fireboard that will form a carport ceiling? Thank you Geo

Thanks Tony, really helpful guidance Great forum here and all advice muchly appreciated Thanks G

Thanks, it’s a relief to hear that options are available to get the pads as close to the boundary as possible: and will take this forward with SE.

Cheers both for the replies, really helpful Was just an initial chat with a SE about the plans and was mentioned about 1m x 1m pad foundation (is to support some pillars/steels to support a floor above) Your explanation of a potential 2m x 0.5m (rather than 1mx1m) gives me some food for...

Hi If 1m x 1m square pad foundations have been specified are next to a boundary, and there is no option to encroach 0.50m onto the neighbouring side, what are the options? Would it be: 1) step the pads back onto property by 0.5m, and effectively reduce the width of the extension by 0.5m, so...

Hi To meet the thermal u values on my two storey extension, my architect has specified Thermalite shield 3.6n blocks for the internal leaf My structural engineer has indicated that it is likely I will need a steel ridge beam and he is currently drawing up the designs / plans To put my mind...