Check the timber beams
Prolonged leaks can cause beams to rot: the floor may sag or, with severe damage, collapse.
What to check and whom to ask
Data behind this check
- Building record data: Floor structure material — Timber
What to check
Have there been leaks? Has an engineer inspected the timber beams?
Whom to ask: Building maintained by: ВАТ "Автобудкомплекс-К", АТП-3
Sources and explanations
- Wood Handbook: Biodeterioration of woodChapter 14. Explains why timber can decay. Damage to this building’s beams must be checked separately.
- Detecting decay in wood componentsSection 5.1, page 100. Severe decay can weaken beams to the point of failure. An engineer must check whether such damage exists here.