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If you are doubling up floor joists, creating trimmers or trimming joists around stairs and chimneys they all need connecting properly so that they can act as a single unit.
Whilst timber floors and their connection details should be designed by a competent person, the ‘Eurocode 5 Span Tables (…
In October 2017 the Government launched its new Clean Growth Strategy.
It sets out proposals for decarbonising all sectors of the UK economy through the 2020's. It explains how the whole country can benefit from low carbon opportunities, while meeting national and international commitments to…
Levelling floors seems like a straightforward job, but it’s often complicated.
Shrinkage, poor workmanship, deflection and the type of materials used can all lead to an out of level floor - and worse, you’re likely to only find out after the job’s finished!
So, how much deflection is…
At a Construction Industry Council (CIC) Reception last night, Tony Burton, Senior Partner at Gardiner & Theobald and CIC Inclusive Environment Champion presented the second Construction Industry Council Inclusive Environment (CIC-IE) Award to the winner, Wycombe Leisure Centre. The centre had…
Did you know that you may now be ‘the principal designer’ and responsible for CDM on site? Hundreds of thousands of domestic building projects are now covered under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM Regulations 2015) thanks to new changes that came into force in…
It’s now 20 years since the Party Wall etc. Act came into force on 1 July 1997. It applies throughout England and Wales and provides a framework for preventing or resolving disputes in relation to party walls, party structures, boundary walls and excavations near neighbouring buildings.
Anyone…
Another horror story emerged from one of our surveyors recently when they were called out to unauthorised work where an outbuilding was being extended and converted.
The "contractor" was clearly a fan of timber because aside from the roof extension shown in the picture below, they had also…
Building near trees comes with its own challenges for foundations as we highlighted in this Trees and foundations article. In this article we focus on ground heave.
What is ground heave?
Ground heave is the upward movement of the ground usually associated with the expansion of clay soils…
Underground foul drainage should have enough capacity to carry the anticipated flow at any point along its length. The flow depends on the appliances connected, whereas the capacity depends on the size and gradient of the pipes used.
Flow rates for underground foul drains
Sanitary appliances…
Article updated on 31 January 2024Roof trusses offer a quick and efficient alternative to a conventional timber roof but they're quite delicate when not in their fully braced vertical position.They work through a combination of tension and compression to ensure that the timber chords and web sizes…