(57) A method of constructing a panel for use in the construction of a wall of a building,
the method comprising the steps of: constructing a panel having an opening therein
for a door, window or the like, the portion (1, 2, 3, 4) of the panel lying across
the top of the said opening having a predetermined load-bearing capacity; and, where
the actual load to be carried by the panel exceeds the said predetermined load-bearing
capacity, attaching a reinforcing member (7) to the panel to increase the load-bearing
capacity of the said portion of the panel.
Because the reinforcing member 7 is used only where the load-bearing capacity is to
be increased, for example when the panel forms part of a lower storey of multi-storey
building, the wastage which is created by constructing all of the panels of the building
to have the higher load-bearing capacity is avoided.
Variations in the shape and position of the reinforcing member 7 are disclosed. Claims
are also directed to the panels per se, to a method of constructing a building and
to the building itself.
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