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I get your point but I'm more worried about local failure of the brick as opposed to a continuous wall. The steel is normally on a single Padstone. It's not really wall deflection in that sense. Please refer to the picture shown on my previous post if the steel is loaded with say another wall...

Thanks so what horirzontal deflection is acceptable? Or is there any other detail you would consider instead?

Thanks all. There are instances where I cannot go gable to gable and sometimes the angle of the crank can be quite significant. In most instances my horizontal force governs but I get the point on the slotted connection. The problem I foresee is the effect on a local brick - local friction...

Hi all Fairly new to this forum but I have a general question and I was wondering what others normally do. In the UK at least we have older properties that have roof ceiling joists connected to sloping rafters and the ceiling joists can be higher than the wall. Therefore in a loft conversion...