thanatos
2019-03-11 17:37:55
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Good day,
first of all: I know that no one in the forum can assess a static calculation – and I do not want that either. I am interested in a general approach for my case.
Initial situation: "solid" concrete floor slab 10x10m from 1980 present, currently built on with a simple shed in post-and-beam construction; documents are currently not available; request for the building file is not yet completed;
Project: residential building on existing floor slab in the form of a small, simple bungalow.
Question: How can an existing floor slab be assessed to determine if it is load-bearing without any documents available? How does something like this work? How expensive is such a building survey – or is demolition and re-pouring cheaper anyway? Or is it fundamentally technically possible to "overcast" the existing slab with concrete and thus reinforce it?
As I said, I am not looking to get a statement for my construction project, but rather to get possible solution ideas in general. For the final assessment, a structural engineer has to be involved anyway – I would just like to know beforehand if it is an (economically) hopeless endeavor anyway.
Thank you very much in advance for your constructive contributions!
thanatos
first of all: I know that no one in the forum can assess a static calculation – and I do not want that either. I am interested in a general approach for my case.
Initial situation: "solid" concrete floor slab 10x10m from 1980 present, currently built on with a simple shed in post-and-beam construction; documents are currently not available; request for the building file is not yet completed;
Project: residential building on existing floor slab in the form of a small, simple bungalow.
Question: How can an existing floor slab be assessed to determine if it is load-bearing without any documents available? How does something like this work? How expensive is such a building survey – or is demolition and re-pouring cheaper anyway? Or is it fundamentally technically possible to "overcast" the existing slab with concrete and thus reinforce it?
As I said, I am not looking to get a statement for my construction project, but rather to get possible solution ideas in general. For the final assessment, a structural engineer has to be involved anyway – I would just like to know beforehand if it is an (economically) hopeless endeavor anyway.
Thank you very much in advance for your constructive contributions!
thanatos