F loors sag because the load-bearing posts supporting a house beam are failing and/or the footings holding those posts are undersized and sinking. Diagnose the problem by seeking ...

If you are just adding one row of concrete block to the stone foundation, cut pieces of ½-inch steel rebar about 11 inches long. Use a 4-pound hammer to tap the rods into the drilled hole. They ...

Concrete-suspended floors are cast in situ. Pre-cast beam and block construction or pre-stressed planks with structural toppings or T-beams forms are used for 15 m spans or more. Steel floors may be ...

THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF BEAM-AND-BLOCK FLOOR SYSTEMS. Beam-and-block floors may contribute to the thermal mass of a building, helping to improve its thermal performance and regulate internal ...

I’m going to put this as gently as possible: 3D printing entire buildings, right down to the fixtures, doesn’t make a ton of sense yet. It’s an exciting ...

A London contractor has been fined £50,000 after four men were injured – two seriously – when the first floor of a house ...

A London construction company has been fined £50,000 after four men were injured when the first floor of a house collapsed ...

The concrete fell from a ceiling beam onto an exhibition hall floor below. ... Then, in 2007, a section of concrete floor on a loading dock collapsed under the weight of a tractor trailer.

The injured included a 62-year-old welder and a 31-year-old bricklayer, both of whom suffered life-changing injuries ...

Large concrete beams are being escorted on four lorries. Camera images showed the vehicles moving slowly down the M5 earlier, on to the A38 Westbound and now on to the A386, with traffic being ...

A construction company has been fined £50,000 after four men were injured - two seriously - when the first floor of a house ...

Named Wohnregal, the warehouse-style block was constructed form prefabricated concrete elements, with pillars and beams that support slabs to create the potential for wide-open rooms.. Sliding ...