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Hacking prefab/precast concrete walls, How? Possible?
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Phyarc
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Jun 30 2021, 10:46 AM
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QUOTE(boyan @ Jun 29 2021, 09:04 PM) Uh... I need perhaps an architect or a structural engineer to help me...
I'm looking at the floor plan and also the progress photo for my house type, and I'm wondering really if I can extend to the back both stories by tearing down the back walls.
From the progress photo you can see that the walls are prefabricated concrete panels.
So my question is - would there still be the normal skeletal beams + columns for this kind of house that's going to carry the weight?
Or the prefab walls themselves are load bearing - meaning I can't tear them down?
can you indicate which part of wall that you want to hack?
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Phyarc
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Jun 30 2021, 02:33 PM
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QUOTE(boyan @ Jun 30 2021, 01:04 PM) I'm more curious about the structural integrity part first. In normal houses (RC beams and columns with brick walls) - ideally those walls marked red can be torn down without any issue. I have no idea when it comes to houses built using prefab concrete panels. If it cannot be done without seriously affecting the structural integrity - requiring me to effectively build new beams + columns to support existing floor as I tear down the walls (basically more complications than normal), then I might not go for it and just set aside the money for something else. Not all precast building is built the same way using standard components and assembly. Unless original structural plan or as built plan is available to outsiders, only the consultants involved in the design and construction of the original building can advise if and where you can hack without adding beam. Anybody else will take that safe approach to replace the hacked walls in red, with beam. One can't really tell from looking at limited photos and S&P plan.
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Phyarc
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Jun 30 2021, 08:31 PM
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Approach your developer and enquire if your intended renovation can be done or if can give you plan indicating which areas can hack. They should check with their specialists then revert back to you. As purchaser you have the right to know. Better than asking and checking elsewhere, which ultimately is best guess only. You are the first hand buyer, and have this privilege, unlike sub sales case.
Also, their sales office may have videos on how the precast construction is carried out. Many big developers had setup their own IBS plants in the race to stay ahead of others so they should have something to show.
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