Thanks CJPW. The top storey is in the pitched roof. The floor of this storey (the third floor) will be supported on the internal timber frame.
I will bear the roof on to ring beam, and use a horizontal restraint connection between the third floor and ring beam that allows vertical movement for...
Thanks Kieran.
The wall has window openings which halve the width of wall effective in bending, without reducing the width exposed to wind loads. The windows also prevent the wall from spanning horizontally. The masonry is old, and cannot resist bending tension. I have not been able to show that...
Refurbishing a stone masonry dwelling by removing the original floors, and building a timber framed building inside. The floors used to provide lateral support to the walls, but the new internals provide no lateral support. A new roof spans onto the external walls to provide lateral support at...
