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Advice wanted by amateur builder
This notice, seen by a reporter, was posted on a DIY website, and whilst it may be apocryphal, it illustrates the type of queries received by local authorities and building regulations officers.
1 January 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 125
Region: CROSS-UK
Shop/domestic building collapse
A two storey corner (end of terrace) property fronting a very busy, narrow major route collapsed during the construction of a new basement.
1 January 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 123
Region: CROSS-UK
'Design' for alterations to a dwelling carried out by an unsuitable person
A reporter was called upon to review a design for the removal of a loadbearing wall during the refurbishment of a residence. A builder was already on site but had stopped work since they considered the engineering design to be unsatisfactory and the structural designer was not responding to their queries. The reporter found that the structural design being followed was far from competent.
21 August 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1236
Region: CROSS-UK
Concerns on stability require prompt action
A reporter was concerned about overall building stability during an extension and conversion project.
1 January 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 171
Region: CROSS-UK
Lack of control on site when underpinning
The concern is in relation to the sequencing of construction and the lack of control on site from competent persons during underpinning works.
1 October 2011
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 241
Region: CROSS-UK
Gain in strength of mortar slower than concrete
A masonry wall settled and cracked after four courses of Engineering grade B bricks were substituted (not by the designer) for the original in-situ concrete padstones on cost and handling grounds.
1 April 2010
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 177
Region: CROSS-UK
Need for licensed builders
A reporter feels certain building work should only be carried out by licensed qualified builders.
1 January 2011
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 214
Region: CROSS-UK
Alterations to existing buildings with no site visits
A reporter is concerned about structural engineers developing structural calculations and drawings based on the Architects’ drawings only, with no site visits.
1 January 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 365
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate brick ties in gable walls
A reporter was called to council houses at four different sites, whose upper triangle of cavity wall brickwork on the gable end had fallen out, due to not being tied into the roof.
1 July 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 785
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