Hi all,
I want to get an understanding of how over engineered your typical timber frame home is. My home is 35 years old, walls are old hardwood studs at 600 ctrs with some metal cross bracing around and about.
The existing stick built concrete tile clad roof will all be removed and replaced with new trusses and again concrete tiles. Of course this means the prior internal load bearing walls will no longer be load bearing and all load will go from truss end to end onto the exterior walls. Am I correct in assuming the existing brick veneer exterior walls will be far more than strong enough for these trusses?
Look forward to some insight from the pros,
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Browse Forums Building A New House  04 May 2017 1,416 NSW Gold Member Re: How over engineered are timber framed homes?? 2Oct 15, 2020 7:03 pm Needs loads to be checked/calculated more with regards to the footings and stability of the soil under them rather than walls. Walls just "transfer" the load to the footings and soil. Do you have structural design drawings? 15 Oct 2020 7 Junior Member Re: How over engineered are timber framed homes?? 3Oct 15, 2020 7:06 pm Hmm yes that is a good point. Unfortunately all of the existing plans went up in literal flames when the councils store burned down in the 1990's and all permits were lost. How could I gauge the existing footings without cutting chunks out of them to see the sections? Re: How over engineered are timber framed homes?? 4Oct 20, 2020 12:20 pm  GreenroomHmm yes that is a good point. Unfortunately all of the existing plans went up in literal flames when the councils store burned down in the 1990's and all permits were lost. How could I gauge the existing footings without cutting chunks out of them to see the sections? you're not in bankstown are you? i remember the council burning down in the 90's, was amazing to watch. If I remember correctly a spark from a dude welding some air conditioning pipes. if you are in sydney I can give you the number of a great structural engineer who can give you some advice Simeon McGovern Affordable Custom Homes, We design and build to your budget Ashington Homes www.ashingtonhomes.com.au Re: How over engineered are timber framed homes?? 6Oct 20, 2020 2:04 pm Hey greenroom I think you'll find your House is under engineered and the codes would have changed, so your renovation design and engineering will need to be brought up to date and certified. To determine the footing size & depth you can drill holes or have the slab scanned (x-rayed). The latter is expensive Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs No. That is the whole point of them being pre-finished. The manufacturers have produced a finish that is complete. You install and walk away. 1 1424  Capacity and deflection. I guess what expert is saying that man made lumber has the correct capacity but maybe allows for more deflection than natural timber when… 20 3395 Yes these can be replicated in Aluminium using decorative bars - we for example put the bars inside the double glazed units. Yes they are expensive because they are… 3 2286  |
