| Page: |
| Home > General Chat > OT - Structual Integrity of Public Buildings | |||||||
|
4314 Posts Member #: 700 Formerly British Open Classic The West Country |
21st Jul, 2009 at 09:06:53pm
Are there any rules / laws that require public buildings to be checked periodically for structural integrity? I tried google searching but got no where.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel said:
Nothing is impossible if you are an Engineer |
||||||
 976 Posts Member #: 3228 Post Whore North of the Netherlands |
21st Jul, 2009 at 09:30:24pm
I know in holland firemen have to check these buildings anually but that is mainly for emergency exits, extinguishers etc.
Dazed and Confused.... |
||||||
 6965 Posts Member #: 507 Fastest A Series Mini in the World leeds/wakefield. |
21st Jul, 2009 at 09:31:00pm
do you meen timber beems Rob, what did they look like . |
||||||
 4360 Posts Member #: 1459 En-suite user Braintree, Essex |
21st Jul, 2009 at 09:31:15pm
Blimey that is OT!
On 19th Jan, 2010 wil_h said:
I would start the furthest place from the finish. On 24th Mar, 2012 apbellamy said:
I feel all special knowing that I've given your mum my wood. Been neglecting Turbo'd 'A' series.............. |
||||||
|
4314 Posts Member #: 700 Formerly British Open Classic The West Country |
21st Jul, 2009 at 09:53:01pm
On 21st Jul, 2009 Jason G said:
Blimey that is OT! I would of thought old public buildings have periodic checks. Have a word with the people your working for. Yep OT. Totally unrelated to the people I work for, it was purely a case of helping out & as I said the people that manage the building don't seem too concerned. On 21st Jul, 2009 fastcarl said:
do you meen timber beems Rob, what did they look like . They're mainly timber, with a few RSJs added at some point in the past, looks like hard wood, a lot of it is warped and cracked and some of the tenon joints are being pulled apart. As for sizes and spacing I can only guess as there's no way I'm going back up there with a tape measure to find out. In my view it really needs to be looked at by a specialist. Isambard Kingdom Brunel said:
Nothing is impossible if you are an Engineer |
||||||
|
4314 Posts Member #: 700 Formerly British Open Classic The West Country |
21st Jul, 2009 at 09:53:07pm
Oops, that's the first time I've double posted in a while. Edited by Rob H on 21st Jul, 2009. Isambard Kingdom Brunel said:
Nothing is impossible if you are an Engineer |
||||||
 6729 Posts Member #: 618 Post Whore Glasgow |
21st Jul, 2009 at 10:50:47pm
every building owner and/or occupier (depending on lease obligations) has a duty of care to maintain their building although there is no specific statutory obligation to inspect annually.
Edited by Rob Gavin on 21st Jul, 2009. |
||||||
|
4314 Posts Member #: 700 Formerly British Open Classic The West Country |
21st Jul, 2009 at 10:55:31pm
Cheers Rob, I didn't even know that there was such a thing as a local Building Control Department, this is all new to me. Edited by Rob H on 21st Jul, 2009. Isambard Kingdom Brunel said:
Nothing is impossible if you are an Engineer |
||||||
|
6729 Posts Member #: 618 Post Whore Glasgow |
21st Jul, 2009 at 10:58:49pm
yes, they issue building warrants etc but they are also responsible for dangerous buildings |
||||||
|
940 Posts Member #: 1424 Post Whore Carnforth, Lancs |
22nd Jul, 2009 at 08:02:24am
If it is a public building I'm suprised their insurers don't have it inspected periodically - I'm sure they would be interested if their was a thought (however 'unprofessionally' based) that something could be of concern. |
||||||
| Home > General Chat > OT - Structual Integrity of Public Buildings | |||||||
|
|||||||
| Page: |