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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


It wouldn't be the first wall where the architect had failed to allow
for a strong wind creating a low pressure zone on one side.

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Colin Bignell