Want to remove this wall but unsure if it's load bearing. It does go down the center of the house. The attic pictures is right above the wall and there are no beams. Is all the weight going to the outside of the house?
My gable end chimney is leaning inwards a bit. I’ve had 3 builders, a roofer and a structural engineer all say they don’t think it’s leaning enough to worry about it. Surely it shouldn’t be leaning at all? The house is about 80 years old I’m worried it will come crashing through the roof. The roofer went up and had a look, there’s quite a few cracks in the front of the mortar but he said it’s absolutely solid and if it was his house it wouldn’t bother him. Am I overreacting?
Hi all, I have a friend who has this crack in the garage wall, and we were wondering if it’s something to be concerned about or not. On the outside, the crack goes way down.
We assume that the ones who installed the window did a poor job, but we are wondering how the wall below would be affected by this change.
The crack did not increase in size or change in 2 years, so we assume it’s not something to be concerned about, but who knows. The cracks at the front of the garage on the CAD sketch are just around the mortar, only one block is cracked in the middle, but the cracks are thin.
The level at the back of the garage drops significantly.
What do you think is or was the problem?
Thank you in advance!
How much should my bank account worry? I already have a structural engineer coming out in a few days.
So, we were doing some renovation work on our annex, found a manhole cover under the kitchen floor, cracked it open and found this. It's about 7 metres down to the water and 1.5-2 metres wide as far as I can judge. The annex was built in 1993. Construction looks solid, the well walls look OK to my untrained eye. I don't really know what do - close it up and move on, get a surveyor in to check it over, report it to local authorities (this is in the UK) or what. It's a bit unnerving, and wondering if anyone has come across this kind of thing before.
Hey hey
I work as a PA for a director for an structural/civil engineering firm. We really chilled like it’s not corporate but we still expect people to be professional and we need help
So far we only have 4 engineers and we have over 400 projects to be done and new ones pop every single day.
We looking for structural engineers for Cape Town and for Garden Route and don’t worry there a contract and you are allowed to discuss with the director ( we treat everyone fairly)
If you can give me suggestions where I can find engineers that would be appreciated cause I’ve been researching like a mad woman 😂
We a tight-nit team but we have our arms open for anyone who is down to work!
Send me a message and we can talk more about it
I am in capetown atm for work for 2 days before I got to the Garden Route so if you down to meet send me a message
I'm still a student and I've stumbled upon this problem while trying to design the stringer base connection. For this case where there is no horizontal support reaction, how can i design the anchor bolt connection at the stringer base? Thanks
Hey there! I was hoping I could enlist the help of an independent structural engineer to take a look at some photos before/after a massive foundation repair job, and let me know if there were in fact severe foundation issues to begin with. I'm not sure if this is something that could be done just through photos, or if seeing the structure in person would be necessary - looking for any advice and willing to pay for your time. Living in Atlanta metro area. Thanks so much, and please let me know if you'd be open to helping me out
What to use to seal these cracks? Had drainage issues from clogged gutters /needing to regrade after we get these sealed as much as we can. Needed carbon fiber straps in basement from wall bowing we believe that what caused the Cracks
Hi sorry if this is a stupid question. I have a structural engineer visiting in the week, I’ve asked him to check in the loft but told him it’s not boarded. He said it was fine, he would just walk along the joists. Theres quite a thick insulation covering the loft, will this need removing or would he likely pull aside where he needs to walk? I don’t want to waste his time if he drives here then can’t go into the loft because of the insulation. Having never dealt with a structural engineer before I don’t know what they will happily do or not do
The video speaks for itself. Is this a ventilation issue caused by me not opening the door???
All of them are wooden bars … like thin ones we get at construction sites and in homedepot … I’m using it for a personal project for creepers without the small corner bars … the entire structure is wobbling . So I decided to add two small wooden pieces
Photo for general reference not final design.
Designing a rack to carry pallets. All joints will be welded.
I plan to use either 4x4 x 0.120 or 3x3 x 0.250 Tube Steel.
The Base Plates .500 1’ x 1’ will be attached to a Concrete Floor with 4, 0.875 concrete studs each.
I need each pallet rack to hold 4200lbs per shelf.
Pallets will be static but replaced with a forklift periodically.
Obviously everything depends on the welds and whether my 2 Vertical Posts are able to handle the load.
Some things I’d like help with is how do I calculate my weight limitation on a design like this?
Should I use 5x5 instead for my vertical and make everything else 3x3 .250?
I'm trying to get a permit to install 17kw system on a rule. The local building department wants me to provide structural calculations for the existing roof. I looked through my documents and this is what I found.
Does this provide the information the building department wants?
