Hi,
Ok I'm a bit confused with this so I'll try my best to describe what I mean.
A house has 4 elevations, Front, Back, & Two sides.
From what I have been told by a structural engineer & the building control officer the corners of each elevation must have at least 3 bricks (approx 660mm) in each direction to give stability to the structure. Most of the time there is more than 3 bricks but I believe 3 is the minimum.
On the estate where I live there are houses that only have 1.5 bricks at the front corners, like in the photo below.
I'm guessing that the corners must be some sort of pier that is classed as self supporting and enough to stabilise the gable end wall.
Can anyone explain this to me and maybe point me to a diagram of how this is constructed as I'm confused as to how it can work, especially with a cavity?
Cheers.
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Ok I'm a bit confused with this so I'll try my best to describe what I mean.
A house has 4 elevations, Front, Back, & Two sides.
From what I have been told by a structural engineer & the building control officer the corners of each elevation must have at least 3 bricks (approx 660mm) in each direction to give stability to the structure. Most of the time there is more than 3 bricks but I believe 3 is the minimum.
On the estate where I live there are houses that only have 1.5 bricks at the front corners, like in the photo below.
I'm guessing that the corners must be some sort of pier that is classed as self supporting and enough to stabilise the gable end wall.
Can anyone explain this to me and maybe point me to a diagram of how this is constructed as I'm confused as to how it can work, especially with a cavity?
Cheers.
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