Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Aug 15, 2009 12:15 pm Hello
Someone has cut through part of the top of the support frame in a new house (follow link: http://s803.photobucket.com/albums/yy31 ... mview=grid). On the outter side of the support frame is the brick wall for the side of the house. The innerside of the frame will be a wall for the garage. Above this section of frame is the lower end of the roof. There is nothing but roof above that garage. As you can see there there are no noggins in this section at present. Something needs to be done to reinforce ("tie together") the two studs given that the top has been weakened. Does any have any ideas? Thank you in advance. Re: HELP - Weakened Frame 2Aug 15, 2009 12:32 pm Sorry, there arnt any pictures displayed. Building with PD - Regent 23 Cascades on Clyde Estate HomeOne Building Thread - PCI Completed - 28th August. Handover - 11th September. Re: HELP - Weakened Frame 3Aug 18, 2009 7:14 am I believe they do it that way so that the hoses you see can be hidden behind the gyprock. Structurally, I dont think it's a danger, unless the bit that's chipped off a bit actually goes all the way through, which you will have to ask your SS about. This is 100% true. You can not hang anything on steel frames. very frustrating 8 8063 Thanks Pulse, thats really helpful and very much appreciated. Also thanks for the pointer on sheathing, thats me watching too many american youtube videos! 6 2813 This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. As for the unscheduled site visits, most builders are quite… 1 28326 |