Monthly Archives: February 2019

Steel beam over opening in wall

Structural DesignBy Nick Cooke February 18, 2019

I received a telephone call from a gentleman who explained he was having an extension built on the back of his house to make a large living room. He wanted a price from me for designing steel beam to go over the opening that he wanted to create to get into the extension. I said…

Structural Inspection of a house

Case Study, Structural SurveyBy Nick Cooke February 2, 2019

My clients were in the process of selling their house. The buyer needed a mortgage and the Surveyor acting for the mortgage provider had identified evidence to indicate that there has been some structural movement in the house. As such, the mortgage provider took the view that they would not lend any money until a…