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Apparently simple home improvement work leads to dangerous situation
Apparently simple home improvement work, consisting of reroofing and a loft conversion, resulted in a 'near miss' with potentially dangerous conditions for neighbours.
21 August 2023
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1173
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
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
'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
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
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
Failure of existing long-span wood roof truss following installation of new roof-top HVAC units
Failure of an existing long-span wood roof truss following installation of new roof-top Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) units offers lessons in the special challenges of renovations to existing buildings.
1 September 2020
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 949
Region: CROSS-US
Incorrectly designed safety system
A reporter raises concerns about the way in which the structure for a safety system had been modelled using an inappropriate software package.
1 January 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 527
Region: CROSS-UK
Alteration of calculations on constructed loft conversion
A reporter says they were pressurised to adjust structural design calculations to pass a building control check.
1 July 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 580
Region: CROSS-UK
Inadequate structural design for domestic properties
A reporter has recently been asked to redesign several projects for domestic extensions/alterations, where two structural problems were found.
1 January 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 703
Region: CROSS-UK