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Gk and Qk line loads at the base of up to eight walls
Characteristic (SLS) and design (ULS) totals, Eq 6.10 or 6.10a/6.10b
Built-in UK load library for floors, roofs and walls
Footing width guide and a one-page summary to print

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01The template

What you get

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A standard Excel file you can adapt to your own practice standards.

02Inside

Five tabs, every formula visible

The Walls sheet: one table per wall turning roof, floor and self-weight loads in kN/m² into Gk, Qk, SLS and ULS line loads in kN/m — Enter Gk, Qk and the span either side. Every formula is visible for your checker.

The Summary sheet: every wall's Gk, Qk, SLS and ULS line load, governing combination and footing width, with a bar chart — Totals, the governing load combination and a footing width guide for each wall.

Also inside: a Start here tab with the steps, a Settings tab for load factors and bearing pressure, and a Load library of typical UK floor, roof and wall loads.

03LoadTakedown

Need more than a spreadsheet?

LoadTakedown works straight on your drawings. It splits every floor into tributary areas, carries the loads down level by level and shows the whole building in 3D, with the line load at every wall base.

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The example house in 3D, each wall coloured by its load and labelled with the line load at its base — Every wall coloured by its load, worked out as you draw.