US officials are set to confirm that dry rot was the primary cause of the Berkeley balcony collapse which catapulted six students to their deaths. One timber balcony beam was found to be so degraded ...

Why should you have plans drawn up for your decking structure? The local council usually has the final say and can ask to see any plans as well as an engineer’s certificate, even if the deck is almost ...

I live in an apartment complex which was built in 2001. The first image shows the construction of the balcony (from below), on which timber slats were laid, that are now warping (second image). I am ...

Fresh forensic tests have been ordered by US authorities on the timber balcony supports that failed at a San Francisco apartment complex, causing six students to fall to their deaths. The timber ...