[TowerTalk] Plans and drawings

[Stan or Patricia Griffiths]

Hi George,

The way you comply with those requirements is to hire a professional structural
engineer to draw up a set of plans for you.  This will probably cost you more
than buying a brand-new commercially made tower.  The reasons are that,  (1)
Engineering time is expensive, (2) the designing engineer assumes liability for
his design and has to have expensive liability insurance to protect against a
lawsuit, and (3) the entire cost of the design has to be paid for by building a
single tower as opposed to a company designing a tower and spreading the design
cost over a large production run that may last years.

Stan
w7ni@easystreet.com

George Shaw wrote:

> So if I follow correctly, their would be a reluctance from designers to put
> forward plans in case of the tower failing? Or is it that they would be
> worried with the design being copied? Or both?
>
> Therefore, if it is not possible to get plans for the towers, how are you
> meant to get planning permission (UK) when a condition of the permission is
> that you submit detailed/scaled drawings.
>
> --
> George Shaw
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Jerry Kincade
> Sent: 25 November 2001 19:50
> To: george.shaw@ukf.net; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Plans and drawings
>
> George, I wish you luck in finding somebody to provide tower constructions
> plans. However, it is unlikely that anyone will, because not a lawyer in the
> world would think that providing them is a good idea. A sad reflection on
> our litigious society.
> 73, Jerry W5KP
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Shaw" <george.shaw@btinternet.com>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 9:40 AM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Plans and drawings
>
> >
> > Has anyone a good source of engineering blueprints for tower designs. The
> > sort of drawing that would allow you to build the tower from. I am looking
> > to build a roof-mounted tower of 8-10 ft but may want to build full 60
> > footer in the near future.
> >
> > I need to submit engineering drawing with my planning application (I am
> > installing the roof mount tower on the flat roof of a 160' flats block.)
> >
> > I have seen the roof mount that Glen Martin produce
> > (http://www.glenmartin.com/catalog/page14.html)  but they have no detailed
> > plans available on site.
> >
> > --
> > George Shaw
> >
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> >
> >
> >
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