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Looking for some advice from structural engineer

  • 16-03-2016 10:19am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 255 ✭✭


    hi there,
    Just looking for some off the cuff advice from a structural engineer. Nothing to major. Anybody want to give an aul boardsie some advice ?


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭Dunphus


    Getting structural engineering advice from people on the internet is about as good an idea as doing your job for free for a stranger on the internet.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,311 ✭✭✭Chemical Byrne


    As an engineer, I'd be doing myself or another engineer out of work and fees by dishing out free advice on the internet.
    That's before we get into the whole liability issue.

    If an "engineer" gives you free advice on the internet, then they are probably not an engineer at all. Or else very irresponsible with no bit of professional cop on at least.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 255 ✭✭DublinBeaker


    If an "engineer" gives you free advice on the internet, then they are probably not an engineer at all. Or a very irresponsible one at least.


    That's very true. Was thinking exact same when writing post. But I have paid for engineer to certify something and he is saying something completely different to another engineer.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,399 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    You don't always get good advice when you pay people either. Paid a structural engineer to come scope out a job involving an internal wall, he was more interested in talking crap than scoping out the job. So I paid him his professional fee and wouldn't be going back to him for the formal works.

    I am an engineer myself so am more than happy to do the calculations myself. From what I've seen most structural engineers do a few calcs, then completely over-engineer the solution (x 50). I'm not saying its a bad approach but this is typically what a builder will do anyway on straight forward jobs.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,771 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    As an engineer, I'd be doing myself or another engineer out of work and fees by dishing out free advice on the internet.
    That's before we get into the whole liability issue.

    If an "engineer" gives you free advice on the internet, then they are probably not an engineer at all. Or else very irresponsible with no bit of professional cop on at least.
    Speaking as a engineer myself , That's a bit harsh, wait till you hear the question before you get so judgemental


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 748 ✭✭✭Johnnyhpipe


    From what I've seen most structural engineers do a few calcs, then completely over-engineer the solution (x 50). I'm not saying its a bad approach but this is typically what a builder will do anyway on straight forward jobs.

    As a structural Engineer myself I'd have to say you're talking absolute bo11ox there Dilbert!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,399 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    As a structural Engineer myself I'd have to say you're talking absolute bo11ox there Dilbert!

    I'm not saying that this is done in every scenario, it definitely isn't. I should not of posted, I'm still annoyed over it. I wanted good independent advice, but I got someone who didn't look at the job properly and said I should just use 'his' builder.

    I wouldn't mind but the person was recommended from here on boards.


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