Materials and Construction

Walls - freestanding with Paul Hensey FSGD

Date & Time: 24 March 2025 - 14:00 - 17:00 

Please see the CPD calendar to book your space on Walls - retaining with Paul Hensey

Please note that this event will be recorded and will be made available to delegates after the event. Once you have booked onto the event you will be sent a Zoom registration link, please complete the registration then you will be sent a link to join the Zoom meeting along with a Zoom information sheet and a Zoom recording and privacy statement.

Walls - freestanding

Overview:

Walls can be either freestanding or retaining, where they act as a structural transition between levels and interruptions within established gradients. A wall can comprise of a wide variety of materials and therefore construction techniques. Both traditional (concrete foundations with small masonry units) and alternative approaches need to address the impact of impeding water flow, structural requirements, suitability for the proposed level of exposure and the design criteria. This webinar will address the fundamentals of specifying a freestanding wall, the flexibility and limitations of different approaches and the common details and problems encountered.  

• How high can a wall be? 
• Low wall and high wall construction requirements 
• Use of piers and movement joints 
• Foundations, water impediment and drainage  
• Bridging utilities 
• Building in RPZs 
• Stepped terraces 
• Copings and bonds 

Types of materials:  

• traditional faced blockwork structures,  
• alternative materials and techniques: timber walls, concrete, render, rubble, earth, steel  

Sample drawings of many of the details and situations discussed will be shown, but due to limitations impose by copyright drawings will not be issued as separate files.