The builder's bricky went off sick with covid, which was threatening to hold things up, so he's started the bricklaying on two piers that are to support a 6m (575kg) steel himself.
The steel went in with two genie lifts today and is currently held in place by two acrow props. He's built up one and a half pier today, and when he left tonight after dark he did say it didn't look good, but that I shouldn't worry as it will be "plenty strong".
I just went out to have a look, and I'm a little worried by what I've seen. I thought I'd post some pictures and maybe someone can reassure me (although I fear the opposite might happen).
As long as this will be a) safe, b) pass building control, I guess I won't care too much. But if it won't, I'd rather know now as I'm pretty sure this weekend the padstones will be cast in-situ with bolts in the beam and attached to the 6m steel. Probably won't be easy to undo.
The spec from the structural engineer was:
The bottom of the level is touching (in places), but clearly the pier isn't straight. As you can see there's about a 1 - 2cm gap at the top.
The steel went in with two genie lifts today and is currently held in place by two acrow props. He's built up one and a half pier today, and when he left tonight after dark he did say it didn't look good, but that I shouldn't worry as it will be "plenty strong".
I just went out to have a look, and I'm a little worried by what I've seen. I thought I'd post some pictures and maybe someone can reassure me (although I fear the opposite might happen).
As long as this will be a) safe, b) pass building control, I guess I won't care too much. But if it won't, I'd rather know now as I'm pretty sure this weekend the padstones will be cast in-situ with bolts in the beam and attached to the 6m steel. Probably won't be easy to undo.
The spec from the structural engineer was:
325x325mm solid engineering brick pier fully tooth bonded to inner leaf
Engineering brick piers are to be constructed using minimum 40N solid brickwork laid in type (ii) mortar to BS5628. 1 Portland cement: 4 sand + plasticiser.
The bottom of the level is touching (in places), but clearly the pier isn't straight. As you can see there's about a 1 - 2cm gap at the top.
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