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Timber roof truss bracing problem
Lateral movement of the roof tiles on a two-storey mid-terrace house built approximately 35 years ago with a trussed rafter roof led to the discovery of broken bracing.
1 July 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 354
Region: CROSS-UK
Wind damage to roof with PV panels
A reporter describes how during a heavy storm a big area of roof tiles that were adjacent to PV panels blew down.
1 October 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 590
Region: CROSS-UK
Fire in roofs containing PV panels
A reporter is concerned about the monitoring of photovoltaic panels and whether all the possible lessons are learned from current experience.
26 August 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1032
Region: CROSS-UK
Contractor uses incorrect fixing bolts for masonry support angles
A correspondent noticed that proprietary masonry support angles specified to support the outer leaf of masonry had been incorrectly connected to the steel beam using carriage bolts.
1 July 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 794
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate end bearings for transfer beams
Whilst advising a steel fabricator on tendering for a transfer structure steel frame, a reporter's firm noticed a serious design error with the bearing pressures at the supports of a transfer beam.
1 October 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 644
Region: CROSS-UK
Parapet wall collapse
The sudden failure of parapet coping stones on an old two storey industrial building caused the stones to fall onto a road and pavement below.
1 January 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 711
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
Ineffective fire socks
A reporter shares their concern about how the quality of fire stopping in a residential project was found to be substandard and the potential reasons that led to this happening.
10 March 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1115
Region: CROSS-UK
Do planning applications hinder safety improvements?
A potential issue about the reconstruction of a structurally inadequate external fire escape from a building has been raised with CROSS.
17 November 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1043
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate temporary works on domestic project
An example of inadequate temporary works on a project, and problems reporting the safety issue to the authorities.
14 December 2021
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1044
Region: CROSS-UK
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