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  1. Shytalkz

    architect/technician what way forward for the industry?

    Hi AFH and welcome to the forum. And what a baptism of fire, eh?! :wink: Sorry to hear of your situation and, yes, away from the comfort of an established practice, you will be ploughing your furrough alongside plan drawers, architect's techs, building surveyors, moonlighting BCOs and...
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    Glooop !

    lol vile :lol:
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    Leylandii hedge 1.5m from proposed exterior wall

    If you're on clays, then moisture extraction by the roots will have an effect on the behaviour of the clay. The depth of foundation required is a function of the species/water demand, distance from foundation, mature height and soil shrinkage potential. That is why soils were tested next door...
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    Does this lintel need SE calcs

    Be interesting to see just how 7T was arrived at; and how much of that was live loading. Ooi, 4" wall and SE specc'd 2/90x230s...how were they supposed to sit on a 4" wall, or does the opening extend full width?
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    Suggest some favourite beers, please.

    Cup o' tea. Much nicer than swilling stuff that tastes and smells like it's been garnered from the bottom of a urinal.
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    Word Association

    Flowerpot
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    Crack appeared above bedroom doorways.

    Check that where the wall has dropped it is not over a downstairs wall. If, as I suspect, it isn't, then the wall has been built off the timber joists and boarding at first floor level, which has gradually deflected over the years. If you've stashed a noticeable weight of things on the...
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    Word Association

    marijuana
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    Banal posts

    Banal Nazi Shed himself I believe
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    Oil running out?

    La la la la la... :lol:
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    Banal posts

    Erm think you might find that's quite an old one, Timmy :wink:
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    Lintel

    What do you think?
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    Some heros. H&S madness.

    In an audit-led world anything can be made to appear to be too dangerous. That's the "beauty" of risk assessments...
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    Some heros. H&S madness.

    Because they weren't concerned about him, only themselves. Tóssers.
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    decking structural calc?

    All well in. Where did you get the loading requirements from ooi? The calculations *are* complicated btw :wink:
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    loft boarded out with electric and spiral staircase.

    Why didn't you just get BRegs appro? If/when you come to sell, it will only cause you problems.
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    Accountants

    If you're a one man band and the accounts are fairly straightforward, it will be about half that.
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    building over sewer

    clearly
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    Joist hanging in mid-air (pic enclosed.)

    That's ok then, for a brief minute I thought you'd taken leave of your senses :lol:
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