Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement Re: Second Story addition 3May 30, 2018 12:22 pm Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Second Story addition 5May 30, 2018 12:49 pm Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Second Story addition 7May 30, 2018 8:18 pm Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Second Story addition 9May 31, 2018 1:06 pm Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Second Story addition 12Jun 15, 2018 5:17 pm StructuralBIMGuy @Steve-B Thanks for the information A couple of points & Questions to consider By locating the bulk of the extension over the back of the existing house may not give you the front elevation you desire as the upper storey will be hidden by Single storey roof....How important is your elevation? Do you have views to the back? Do you have a prefered location for the stairs? BTW, Low Plasticity soil is class S that will need to be taken into consideration as I can't see any internal wall slab thickenings? OT,Just curious have you had any slab or Brickwork cracking?) To draw the sketch up properly so you can have a play around with visual changes Try some of the free design apps mentioned here Visualising Plans Screen capture and post up some of the 3D design Images/questions I use sketchup & 3D for the Engineering & Quantity (ie, m,m2,m3) estimating this will assist in your understanding Cheers Chris I asked my tenant to see if there is any slab or Brickwork cracking in the house and he sent me these photos. your thoughts? are these cracks major? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Second Story addition 13Jun 15, 2018 7:56 pm Hi Steve-B Thanks for the photos Considering your house is going on 19 years old, minor cracking is expected Though, It would be a good idea to repair that downpipe to SW connection Cheers Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Hi, We have a single story MacDonald Jones house, on a waffle pod slab with steel frame. Are we able to build a second story extension? Other info is we are 900mm from… 0 8443 Hi there, We’ve recently had plans approved to add a 1st storey addition to our existing house for a growing family in Sydney. With the current cost of building… 0 4275 |