This is all about concrete garages , concrete workshops and concrete sheds and how, if they are wrongly designed, the effects of Forensic Architecture will be experienced by the buyer/user.
Forensic Architecture is a relatively new science that can be reseached by visiting wikipedia.org.
Although most of what is written reflects the negative effects on the human spirit so the converse has the opposite effect. Hence by observing certain aspects of the design of our buildings we can help you feel better about your building every time that you see it or use it bringing a small element of the “feel good factor” to your day.
First factor – Internal height. Our buildings are 2180mm (7’2″) to eaves versus 1980mm (6’6″) for all our competitors with their standard buildings. Some do quote for higher buildings but the price is considerably more. So when you work for any length of time in 6’6″ building you will feel tired quicker and a degree of claustrophobia.
Second factor – Water under the wall panels. Anything that you left of the floor may be ruined. Some companies run a filet of cement along the section where the panel hits the floor. This works fine until the first hard frost when it breaks away and no seal is left.
Our panels site on a 75mm plate that is upturned 20mm on the inside. any water coming under the panel hits the upturn and runs out. Toseal under the plate ther is a full width bitumen tape and two silicone bead channels.
Third factor – External Wood. This helps to keep the original price down but creates a permanent running cost in terms of maintenance and replacement. Our buildings don’t have any.
Hence Leofric avoid Forensic Architecture.
Few people ever purchase a concrete sectional building in their lifetime. Hence, if they do, then their purchasing decision is seldom based on prior knowledge or experience, whereas the purchase of a car is the very opposite. This page is designed to provide you with some basic knowledge of this subject.
Sectional concrete buildings began to appear after WWII as bricks were in short supply as was steel, even timber. Concrete was more available and was used wherever possible, including for internal components, such as purlins, for which purpose it was not the best choice.
In the field of Concrete Sectional Buildings there are two distinctly different design formats. Post and panel types which came first, and then panel only, which is the format of every other manufacturer today.
Post and panel fell out of favour due to the posts being very heavy and it took two very strong men to get the posts into position. This situation has now changed. Aluminium posts reduce the weight of these components to a tenth of their weight in concrete.
Few people ever purchase a concrete sectional building in their lifetime. Hence, if they do, then their purchasing decision is seldom based on prior knowledge or experience, whereas the purchase of a car is the very opposite. This page is designed to provide you with some basic knowledge of this subject.
Sectional concrete buildings began to appear after WWII as bricks were in short supply as was steel, even timber. Concrete was more available and was used wherever possible, including for internal components, such as purlins, for which purpose it was not the best choice.
In the field of Concrete Sectional Buildings there are two distinctly different design formats. Post and panel types which came first, and then panel only, which is the format of every other manufacturer today.
Post and panel fell out of favour due to the posts being very heavy and it took two very strong men to get the posts into position. This situation has now changed. Aluminium posts reduce the weight of these components to a tenth of their weight in concrete.
Other matters to consider
Keeping water out of your garage can be a continuing problem. All manufacturers other than Leofric, offer or include a cement filet between the garage floor and the bottom of their panels where they rest on the floor. This works fine until the first hard frost breaks the seal between the floor, the concrete seal and the panel base. Leofric have a different and permanent solution.
With Leofric the aluminium profile under the wall panel stops water from seeping into the building by virtue of the upturn of aluminium inside the building. Note also the provision of a 4mm channel which can hold an internal lining panel. To seal below the plate and on to of the concrete base there is a 2mm bitumen tape. If water ingress occurs under the plate then a small filet of silicone which won’t crack off in the frost, along the plate and floor, completes the waterseal.
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