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Alterations in 85 years old building : Expert opinion required on Challenges & Suggestions
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:57 am    Post subject: 85 years old Building Reply with quote

Dear sir,

      To my opinion, no alterations are recommended for such an old loading structure. Presently entire India is with minimum Earth quake zone of Zone II and the buildings which were constructed long back are may not be designed for Earth quake forces hence any additional floor may cause substantial loss to entire structure.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:30 am    Post subject: Alterations in 85 years old building : Expert opinion required on Challenges & Suggestions Reply with quote

How can we know weather a retaining wall is tilled or shifted??? 

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[quote]            As long as the structure no cracks, no settlements, no deformations etc in its system, the load bearing building can stand any number of years (e.g, buildings such as Tajmahal, Palaces in India, rastrapathi Bhavan, etc)  . Now, any changes or modifications is proposed, then a study on building's stability should be carried out and clearance can be given if it doesn't affect it. 

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:30 am    Post subject: Alterations in 85 years old building : Expert opinion required on Challenges & Suggestions Reply with quote

Old buildings can be modified, altered etc. etc. BUT it is a risky bid. Get some experienced structural engineer who can visit the site and is ready to take full responsibility of the structure.

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           sir this email for your suggestion to be givn in court.
Mine is 85 year old building having Load bearing walls and the roof is of Manglorian tiles, and all stairs are of wooden not touching the wall at all.
Now the problem is the landlord now taken the approval of addition and alteration of the building. the permission granted by the BMC is to fit the lift but not to disturb the wall at all. But the landlord has fitted the lift after demolition of the walls i.e. fitted the I beams inside the wall and also reduced the thickness of the wall to 9" to 11". now he is going to fit the lift. also BMC graqnted the permission to construct the loft ( on the roof) which he is making the pucca room. and also constructed the terrace on the roof by making the sloping roof smaller and remaining terrace. Moreover they have excavated the ground floor 7 Ft. flooring to make the pit for the lift cabin. moreover the staircases they constructed of RCC on the wall.
kindly let me know is this safe enough for the building as being the old building there is already extra FSI is constructed and over and above this load of lift , vibration and load on the roof. your early reply on this will be highly apreciated.
Thanking you
Rajendra
     



     




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PostPosted: Wed Dec 11, 2024 4:30 am    Post subject: Alterations in 85 years old building : Expert opinion required on Challenges & Suggestions Reply with quote

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            As long as the structure no cracks, no settlements, no deformations etc in its system, the load bearing building can stand any number of years (e.g, buildings such as Tajmahal, Palaces in India, rastrapathi Bhavan, etc) . Now, any changes or modifications is proposed, then a study on building's stability should be carried out and clearance can be given if it doesn't affect it.

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:07 am    Post subject: Re: Alterations in 85 years old building : Expert opinion required on Challenges & Suggestions Reply with quote

Dear romeshd65,

Kindly note that this kind of work need to caried out in guidance and  supervision of expert and IF BMC has not permitted to damage the wall than need to check whether any legal compliance is violating or not and also appoint any expert who can analyze and provide repots about his condition.

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sir this email for your suggestion to be givn in court.
Mine is 85 year old building having Load bearing walls and the roof is of Manglorian tiles, and all stairs are of wooden not touching the wall at all.
Now the problem is the landlord now taken the approval of addition and alteration of the building. the permission granted by the BMC is to fit the lift but not to disturb the wall at all. But the landlord has fitted the lift after demolition of the walls i.e. fitted the I beams inside the wall and also reduced the thickness of the wall to 9" to 11". now he is going to fit the lift. also BMC graqnted the permission to construct the loft ( on the roof) which he is making the pucca room. and also constructed the terrace on the roof by making the sloping roof smaller and remaining terrace. Moreover they have excavated the ground floor 7 Ft. flooring to make the pit for the lift cabin. moreover the staircases they constructed of RCC on the wall.
kindly let me know is this safe enough for the building as being the old building there is already extra FSI is constructed and over and above this load of lift , vibration and load on the roof. your early reply on this will be highly apreciated.
Thanking you
Rajendra

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