Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Gaps between cornice and ceiling after 3 months of build 6May 14, 2020 6:05 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Gaps between cornice and ceiling after 3 months of build 8May 14, 2020 7:59 pm Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Gaps between cornice and ceiling after 3 months of build 11May 28, 2020 11:54 am Hey Dave The brackets serve a purpose ie external wall brackets are for holding down the roof, internal brackets are for bracing (lateral restraints), both are required. The plasterboard and cornices are non structural elements and can not be relied on for structural support also you will need to measure the ceiling defections to see if they are within tolerances I've left a pm Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs 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 28320 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Is this acceptable in a new house build. Floors where installed by builder. Already chips in board and skirting is not flush 0 186 |