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Storm damage to pressed metal roof covering
A modern dwelling with two separate V-shaped roofs sustained damage to the standing seam pressed metal roof covering during two separate weather events.
23 February 2024
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 952
Region: CROSS-UK
Poorly applied external insulation on buildings
This report concerns external insulation on buildings being inadequately applied and fixed, with poor control of the workmanship standards, leading to potential safety concerns and damage to the property.
21 August 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1203
Region: CROSS-UK
Unsafe design of retrofit cantilever balconies
A structural assessment of a number of new balconies being added to an existing building revealed critical concerns in respect of fixings back into the existing brickwork.
26 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1128
Region: CROSS-UK
Another example of brick slips falling from height
Another example of defective brick slips falling from the facade of a building.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1081
Region: CROSS-UK
Structural failure of older timber connections
A reporter shares three examples of the structural failure or inadequacies of connections in existing timber structures that they have encountered.
13 December 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1040
Region: CROSS-UK
Risks associated with steel gates
A reporter has noticed recurring defects with large gates in residential apartment complexes, including at least three where there were serious incidents, one involving a fatality.
30 July 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1021
Region: CROSS-UK
Workmanship in domestic buildings
A reporter has raised concerns after discovering a steel beam on site had its web cut away at the support without approval from the design engineer.
14 October 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 971
Region: CROSS-UK
Execution not matching design assumptions
This report highlights how the connection of steel columns to twin beams acting as a transfer beam was overlooked and created an eccentric loading condition.
14 October 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 968
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate design and quality assurance on a mandatory seismic retrofit project
A tenant's structural engineer discovers widespread design and related quality problems on a mandatory seismic retrofit project.
1 September 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 986
Region: CROSS-US
Mandatory seismic retrofit construction with quality control problems
Standard seismic retrofit details were used for a building with a non-standard foundation, resulting in inadequate connection of structural shear walls to foundations.
1 September 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 888
Region: CROSS-US
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