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Structural building work — General contractor
Describe the intended structural change and provide the relevant drawings or engineer information. Examples may include a designed opening or new structural element, but photographs alone cannot establish load paths, support requirements or whether existing construction is suitable.
Service scope
Construction or alteration of load-bearing building elements according to an appropriate design and work plan. The service covers implementation and coordination of structural packages, with design, temporary stability and inspections treated as explicit responsibilities rather than inferred from a trade label.
What is normally included
- Construction of designed structural elements
- Coordination with the structural designer
- Recorded inspection points within the agreed package
What is not included
- Unengineered removal of load-bearing elements
- Consumer instructions for sizing beams or temporary supports
Typical tasks
- Review issued structural information
- Confirm the boundaries of the package
- Coordinate competent temporary-stability planning
- Build the agreed structural elements
- Record inspections and design queries
What to include in your brief
- Proposed structural change
- Engineer drawings and calculations if available
- Existing-building information
- Access and occupied-area constraints
- Inspection and making-good requirements
Choosing the right professional
Choose a provider who works to a defined structural design and identifies unresolved details before construction. Confirm who designs temporary works, answers site queries and signs off the relevant stages; a beam supply price is not a complete structural package.
Important considerations
- Changes can affect stability beyond the visible work area
- Existing conditions may differ from the design assumptions
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