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                 Several tonnes of steel not scheduled here and not included in the bill of quantities

        The corner section took precedence in this instance. All the capping u-bars were scrapped.

 A lot of details are simply unfixable. This is a mild example but over the years I have seen many serious instances.

                                                     An example of a wasteful practice!

Links and small u-bars are generally bent from coils of steel. However coiled steel is not suitable for some bar marks. I can identify these in advance thus avoiding twisted steel as in the example above.

This was the design for two sides of a 2 million euro house buried into the side of a soil mound. Effectively an L-shaped retaining wall. The sides were rising from 3 metres at the tips of the wall to 7 metres at the corner. But the steel was only detailed for a 3 metre high wall. This detail would not be able to hold back 7 metres of loose soil.

I flagged this to the builder. It would have been a 2 million euro mistake.

I include this somewhat unrelated video simply to show that I am a professional capable guy and consulting me would be a smart move. You can email me with any queries and you will have the benefit of all my experience.