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Dangerous building work on domestic project
Temporary propping fails during works to a semi-detached property putting the whole building at risk of collapse.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1062
Region: CROSS-UK
Unsafe instructions from a building inspector
On the site for an extension to a domestic property, a building inspector instructed a contractor to excavate a deep trench. The trench was in front of the neighbour's adjacent boundary retaining wall, and left a deep vertical face under the house being extended.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1086
Region: CROSS-UK
Poor quality design leads to failure for a small design and build contract
An example of a small design and build contract where poor design and management led to an inadequate structure being built.
6 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1088
Region: CROSS-UK
Scottish tenements
A reporter raises concerns about carrying out alterations to old tenement buildings in Scotland.
1 July 2006
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 26
Region: CROSS-UK
Floor vibration in a gym
Vibration within the floor structure of a second floor gym gives rise to concern of structural resonance and possible fatigue of structural members.
26 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1106
Region: CROSS-UK
Overloading of existing steelwork frame
Inadequate structural investigations and design of alteration works leads to damage to multi-storey flats.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1033
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
Water ingress to cross-laminated timber structural frame
In an eight year old building that included cross-laminated timber construction, it was found that water penetration had caused parts of the structure to rot.
6 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1124
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
Incompetent design of simple steel beams
This report concerns designs for simple steel beams submitted to building control bodies under Part A of the Building Regulations. The reporter, a checking engineer for a building control body, was not able to accept the effective length and restraints assumed in a number of submitted designs. Most originated from individuals who used proprietary structural design computer packages without, i...
24 May 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1183
Region: CROSS-UK
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