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On 26/05/2021 19:22, Fredxx wrote:
On 26/05/2021 18:58, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 26/05/2021 16:11, Tim+ wrote:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-57253967

Would it be normal for the rafters to be tied into the brickwork to
resist
the gable potentially being €śblown out€ť?

Tim

no ....should be self supporting and not require that to be done.....


Except you would never allow a wall without piers if it was at floor level.

what?