Is this structurally sound?

Idbatterim

Hi lads, need advice, have a large function room at basement level. currently on the outside, there is a sort of retaining wall backed right up against the function room wall, the retaining wall is built from normal blocks, but they aren't cemented together. If you are standing in the function room, the outside ground level would be about a litter over 1m from the function room floor.

Is that structurally sound or would there be potential issues? Can put up pictures shortly, if needs be...

Gumbo

Idbatterim wrote: »

Hi lads, need advice, have a large function room at basement level. currently on the outside, there is a sort of retaining wall backed right up against the function room wall, the retaining wall is built from normal blocks, but they aren't cemented together. If you are standing in the function room, the outside ground level would be about a litter over 1m from the function room floor.

Is that structurally sound or would there be potential issues? Can put up pictures shortly, if needs be...

Need a real life engineer to answer that question, not boards.ie

Metric Tensor

From what little you have described I would get that engineer to look at it very soon .... if you follow ....

mickdw

Sounds Dodgy.
If nothing else, if you have it hit up against the wall of the function room, you must have dampness issues in that area.

get it looked at.
Do you own the adjoining ground? Is it going to be an issue to get excavators in there, pull it back and get a proper wall constructed
or even to regrade the ground?

BryanF

Idbatterim wrote: »

Hi lads, need advice, have a large function room at basement level. currently on the outside, there is a sort of retaining wall backed right up against the function room wall, the retaining wall is built from normal blocks, but they aren't cemented together. If you are standing in the function room, the outside ground level would be about a litter over 1m from the function room floor.

Is that structurally sound or would there be potential issues? Can put up pictures shortly, if needs be...

get a structural engineer. Move out until you do.

Ps the posts above are all by structural engineers

kkelliher

Idbatterim wrote: »

Hi lads, need advice, have a large function room at basement level. currently on the outside, there is a sort of retaining wall backed right up against the function room wall, the retaining wall is built from normal blocks, but they aren't cemented together. If you are standing in the function room, the outside ground level would be about a litter over 1m from the function room floor.

Is that structurally sound or would there be potential issues? Can put up pictures shortly, if needs be...

Bords.ie charter specifically banns structural advice; you need to hire a professional who can visit the actual property and advise on the real life position. Thread closed.