Sadly for the profession, very few engineers are truly comfortable designing in timber. Fewer still are confident dealing with nail-plated timber trusses. At Project X Solutions, we’ve been doing both for decades. Every so often, we’re called to a job where a truss has failed—either at the nail plate or occasionally within the timber…
There are literally over a hundred million nail-plated timber roof trusses in service in Australia and several billion structural components that go to make up those trusses. And you can count on one hand the number of roofs that have collapsed in the last twenty or thirty years. That’s not a bad record. If…
If your land is prone to landslip, has just had one, or you are just interested, check out this article.
Personally, I have built a lot out of light steel. That really comes from the fact that I did metalwork at school, and I have never had anyone to learn from when it comes to working with timber in my adult life. However, in my professional work, I have something of a speciality in…
There are two fundamentally different approaches to house slabs and there are a number of different factors to consider when you choose. Get it wrong and you will pay too much!
Until recent in NSW a pet groomer could call themselves an engineer and produce engineering plans!
Architect, building designer, or you yourself? The choice affects the outcome and the cost in ways you may not anticipate.
Want to do your own architectural drawings? Are you feeling lucky?
There are a number of critical factors that will determine whether your building’s slab and footings cost a moderate amount or break the bank. Even if you are looking at buying a block of land this is a good one to read.
There are plenty of buildings out there with absolute junk-quality construction. Engineers can help put a stop to this!