Structural engineer certificates: what builders should get in writing
An engineer’s certificate is only useful if it describes the work that is actually in the ground and on the frame, and the builder is the one who has to make that match.
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Structure
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Structural engineer certificates: what builders should get in writing
An engineer’s certificate is only useful if it describes the work that is actually in the ground and on the frame, and the builder is the one who has to make that match.
11 min read
Retaining walls on residential sites: approvals and engineering
A retaining wall holds back more than soil. Here is when it needs approval or an engineer, and why drainage and surcharge cause most of the failures.
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Structural checks before fixing rooftop solar frames
A solar array adds weight and lifts with the wind, and every load is carried through a few fixings into a frame that may have been built for neither. Here is how to check an existing roof before fixing rails, what to ask for and where the structural risk sits.
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Temporary bracing and propping during construction works
Temporary supports hold a building up while you change it, and much of the trouble on a residential site happens while they are in place. Here is how to decide what needs support, when an engineer is needed and when it is safe to take a prop away.
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