Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! Re: Bowed I-beam 2Mar 31, 2015 11:37 am Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Bowed I-beam 5Mar 31, 2015 7:26 pm Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Bowed I-beam 12Apr 01, 2015 6:51 am Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Bowed I-beam 16Apr 01, 2015 6:36 pm The top picture tells the story. To me this is a case of the regulations causing the problem. The damp coarse and weep holes that have correctly (by the regulations) been placed above the lintel are the problem. You have one coarse sitting on the steel lintel, strength- zero. The next coarse is separated by the damp coarse and has weep holes in it, strength- zero Leaving just 2 coarse's to hold them self up. The lintels are designed to support the brickwork, even if the lintel was removed 4 coarse's of bricks layed in one complete panel would support itself. Basically all the lintel is doing is holding the bricks up. As it is now there is no problem in my opinion, if it affects the clearance on your bifolds then you may have to pull the bricks out and re lay them. Support the lintel and lay all 4 coarse's as 1 panel, no damp coarse no weep holes. Re: Bowed I-beam 17Apr 01, 2015 6:49 pm So why have I seen hundreds of homes with four brick courses over window heads of similar spans that have not cracked? Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Bowed I-beam 19Apr 01, 2015 7:05 pm building-expert So why have I seen hundreds of homes with four brick courses over window heads of similar spans that have not cracked? Not going there BE, because you can apparently only see things in black and white there's obviously no way you will agree with any real world comments I make. Re: Bowed I-beam 20Apr 01, 2015 7:15 pm K4neX Would removing the support to the lintel too soon before the mortar dry cause the crack? Also, any concern in regards to the wall? Potentially yes, but I still maintain its the lack of strength in the brick panel above because of the damp coarse and weep holes. Unfortunately for you its only hairline cracking. Try you may (and contrary to what others may say) the builder is under no obligation to fix it. Hello everyone, After some suggestions and ideas about how to put a concrete path around the drop edge beam area on our new build. We are required to have a concrete path… 0 13025 The distance between my DEBs varies from 4.1m at the narrowest to 8.1m at the widest. 5 27454 |