dave
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| posted on 1/9/13 at 10:20 PM |
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OT - Structural Engineers
Anyone know the going rate for a structural Engineer report is nowadays. i have decided to put a proper roof on my 40m2 conservatory and have been
advised to get an Engineer to do his/her thing.
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deanspoors
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| posted on 1/9/13 at 10:52 PM |
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I've just knocked my conservatory down today. Initial plan was to add 7 stone pillars to place a roof onto, but after digging down beside the
conservatory to check foundation depth, I found almost no foundations. I think you should have close to 1m depth, 600mm wide for a single story
extension. I doubt many conservatories have anything more than a cursory helping of concrete foundation.
You could always underpin or fit a fake tiled roof.
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dhutch
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| posted on 2/9/13 at 04:45 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by deanspoors
I've just knocked my conservatory down today. Initial plan was to add 7 stone pillars to place a roof onto, but after digging down beside the
conservatory to check foundation depth, I found almost no foundations. I think you should have close to 1m depth, 600mm wide for a single story
extension. I doubt many conservatories have anything more than a cursory helping of concrete foundation.
I wouldn't be surprised is this isn't the case, although it depends what a 'proper roof' is as although tiles/slate might be
right out, a lighter roof might not as you say, and either is not a 'clear' plastic roof, which the associated heating/cooling issues.
However, although I'm and engineer who works with structures, my field of structural engineering experience is welded fabrications/chassis/booms
construction equipment, not the roofs and foundations of buildings. So cant really advise, even on the going rate for such people.
Daniel
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mcerd1
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| posted on 2/9/13 at 08:42 AM |
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again can't give the going rate for that type of engineer (I do structural steelwork myself)
but I can tell you to avoid WMA at South Queensferry - one of the other guys here used them on the advice of west lothian council and had nothing but
problems with them 
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dave
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| posted on 2/9/13 at 04:33 PM |
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The plan is to lift the existing roof and ring beam off and dispose, then fit a new ring beam that will sit on 2 brick pillars one at each end (these
exist) and 2 new internal pillars these are at the house end, then build 3 new pillars outside the current footprint of the conservatory to support
the new roof. the roof will be apex and hip ended timber trusses, boards and metrotiles.
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