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Doing the other side of the very bulky fireplace: The timber beam is not bearing the joists for a few mm, the plasterboard ceiling and some brick slices are bearing the load on the other side:

New steel ready to go in The old beam was just bearing over 5 or 6 cm over a slice of a brick Slowly separating it Beam is out!

I'll check with building control, they are around because I am replacing a couple of beams.

Out with the old soil stack: Asbestos?

Thanks

Very small front extension, with double skinned walls :)

Hi! Could you give me some advice? Got a porch built, but for some reason the builder didn't include the porch floor. I think I can raise it to the level of the rest of the house with the help of a friend. Internal dimensions are 1700x1100 mm and I have to raise it by 300 mm. This new porch...

Yes, most likely it will need a new flue liner, at least the stack is solid. I´m on a smoke control zone, and fancy a double sided wood burner, have to measure and start looking around.

Yes, most likely it will need a new flue liner, at least the stack is solid. I´m on a smoke control zone, and fancy a double sided wood burner, have to measure and start looking around.

And now the concrete heart is out:

What do you think is the best course of action to recess this beam on the ceiling void? I am waiting on the structural engineer to visit the house and give me the right steel specs.

Cleaned the concrete around the socket, prepared for the new stack

These are two of the rooms after removing wallpaper, the render on the chimney stack and one of the partitions. Sorry for the vertical video. Any idea what could be that pipe on the side of the chimney stack?

Thanks, also found that article. Probably the cheapest option would be buying/borrowing/renting a trailer and take it to the local tip, at least in Reading they charge "by volume", £3 for 25 L.

Sorry, I should look more before asking: https://www.screwfix.com/p/mcalpine-dc1-bl-drain-connector-black-110mm/4255v