David Bearman Consulting Engineer was established in 1994. Nearly all work is undertaken by David Bearman in person, and hence there is a limit to the size of project undertaken. The Principal, David Bearman, is a Chartered Structural Engineer and Chartered Civil Engineer. Services provided are to the professional standard expected of a Chartered Engineer, appropriate to the brief of the client in conjunction with other members of the project team.
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Good architecture is a combination of many elements, and it is best left to clients and architects to debate and decide what is good architecture, but certainly one of those contributing elements is the structure - apart from offering strength, stiffness and stability, in different buildings the structure will take on differing degrees of visual importance - in some buildings the structure will be exposed, while in others it will be hidden behind plasterboard or other cladding, quietly doing its job.
It is always tempting to think that other people's jobs are easy and that they "earn" money for old rope.
Some people are reluctant to pay a builder to do a job when they can engage separate trades themselves and cut out the "middle man".
This is okay if the project is straight forward, if you know how to develop a building, and if time is not critical, but you can compare the main contractor with the conductor of an orchestra, able to co-ordinate the different trades, materials and machinery to arrive and depart at his request with minimal delays between each to finish within an agreed programme.
Some people are reluctant to pay a builder to do a job when they can engage separate trades themselves and cut out the "middle man".
This is okay if the project is straight forward, if you know how to develop a building, and if time is not critical, but you can compare the main contractor with the conductor of an orchestra, able to co-ordinate the different trades, materials and machinery to arrive and depart at his request with minimal delays between each to finish within an agreed programme.
When requesting design or specification by a Chartered Engineer, the level and detail of the services, and hence the size of the fee may vary according to the circumstances or requirements of the client.
Where a project is being designed (often in conjunction with an Architect) for competitive tendering by several contractors, the information must be sufficiently detailed to enable the contractor to measure and price all of the works.
Measurements in existing buildings are usually not stated on plans, due to lack of access at the design stage, and as old buildings are rarely perfectly square, though the contractor can visit the site and take measurements for estimating purposes.
Where a project is being designed (often in conjunction with an Architect) for competitive tendering by several contractors, the information must be sufficiently detailed to enable the contractor to measure and price all of the works.
Measurements in existing buildings are usually not stated on plans, due to lack of access at the design stage, and as old buildings are rarely perfectly square, though the contractor can visit the site and take measurements for estimating purposes.
Apparently identical buildings may require different foundations on the same site, due to variations in geology or previous uses of the site, or perhaps the infilling of ditches, ponds or quarry workings and clay extraction pits.
Masonry movement joints may be required in different locations.
This is because elevations with southerly and westerly aspects are subject to large variations in temperature and therefore significant expansion and contraction of masonry, or drying and wetting of subsoil.
Masonry movement joints may be required in different locations.
This is because elevations with southerly and westerly aspects are subject to large variations in temperature and therefore significant expansion and contraction of masonry, or drying and wetting of subsoil.
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