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Effective lengths of load-bearing walls
A reporter raises concerns about masonry walls that they feel do not comply with the limitations on effective length.
1 July 2007
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 56
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
Concerns over structural design submissions
Concern was expressed about the standard of structural design submissions presented to local authorities.
1 November 2005
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 14
Region: CROSS-UK
Collapse of a wall during construction
An internal corridor wall collapsed in a school under construction.
1 April 2008
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 99
Region: CROSS-UK
Responsibility for boundary retaining wall
A reporter is concerned about a brickwork retaining wall that separates a path alongside a domestic property from an access road.
1 October 2009
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 129
Region: CROSS-UK
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
Building control and the design of a free-standing wall
A reporter raises concerns over the design of a 2m high freestanding garden wall.
1 April 2011
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 163
Region: CROSS-UK
Masonry fall due to high wind
A five block high masonry wall collapsed during high winds.
1 January 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 295
Region: CROSS-UK
Stability compromised in school hall
A reporter highlights construction issues that occurred during the construction of a new school hall.
1 January 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 242
Region: CROSS-UK
Wall tie design between masonry panels and timber frames
This report discusses the potential for failure of timber frame wall ties between masonry and timber in moderate to high wind conditions.
1 January 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 832
Region: CROSS-UK
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