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Ordinary construction is very common. While everyone sees it, few realize that the structure is essentially a wooden building with some form of masonry walls as support. As a building inspector or official, or even a fire marshal or officer, you may have to review the plans for the renovation of one of these structures. The difference in the types of mortar over the years has also caused a number of historic buildings to fail.
Take the time to look around and note the number of these old buildings that have tie rods, pointing with new mortar that cannot possibly match the mortar of the original, and also take a very good look at the number of alterations and remember that they usually do not reinforce the foundation. In this essay, what changes would you recommend in preplans and safety procedures with one of these old structures?
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Running head: RECOMMENDED CHANGES IN PREPLANS AND SAFETY PROCEDURES
Recommended Changes in Preplans and safety Procedures when Making Alterations to an Old
Structure
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RECOMMENDED CHANGES IN PREPLANS AND SAFETY PROCEDURES
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Recommended Changes in Preplans and safety Procedures when Making Alterations to an Old
Structure
Human activities and adverse weather conditions cause wear and tear to ordinary
constructions over time, leading to the weakening of buildings. Weak buildings are unsafe as
they are more prone to collapsing. The wear and tear forces the owners of the buildings to invest
in repair and refurbishment. According to Hossain et al. (2018), repair and refurbishment
procedures are some of the most complex building practices that involve a lot of risks. As argued
by Hossain et al. (2018), repair, refurbishment, and other alterations done on ordinary buildings
do not reinforce the foundation of the building, thus making them weaker. Also, masonry walls
with new mortar that cannot match the original mortar make the building unstable and weak. For
this reason, the paper recommends changes in preplans and safety procedures to adopt when
making alterations to one of the old structures.
Foremost, for safety purposes, I would recommend that everyone who resides in an old
structure that is supposed to be modified should be relocated. Relocating the residents gives
those tasked with repairing the building ample space to carry ...
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