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Whether you wish to remove a wall or build a new house, our team of experienced engineers will advise and guide you until the completion of the work.
You can speak to one of our structural engineers over the telephone and see if you need to involve a structural engineer for the work you are willing to undertake. We do not charge for over-the-phone advice; this is an excellent opportunity to determine whether you need this service.
This is best explained with an example.
For removing a load bearing/supporting wall, the structural engineer would find out what this wall is supporting from above ( it could be a brick wall, floor joists, stud wall, etc.), and then based on the weight from above, they would carry out engineering analysis (using hand calculation and software) to find out what kind of beam (steel, timber, etc.) to be placed in place of the removed wall to support the weight from above.
Part of the design is also to transfer the load safely to the foundation, where the load is dispersed to the ground.
The above analysis is put into a report to form a Structural design and calculations report. The location of the beam and where and how it would be sitting are shown on a floor plan, and this is called Structural Layout. The report and the layout are read together.
To meet the requirements of Part A of Building Regulations, the Building Control and the Contractor need this report.
Once a Building Control is appointed, they are required to check the structural design and calculations report. Once the Building Control has done and approved the checks, the Contractor can use the information to plan the construction works.
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We are an independent architecture firm based in London having many years of expertise in providing services such as Architectural drawings, Structural Engineering and Calculations, Planning Applications and Building Regulations Drawings.
We are an independent architecture firm based in London having many years of expertise in providing services such as Architectural drawings, Structural Engineering and Calculations, Planning Applications and Building Regulations Drawings.