Recent content by manchestermonkey

Arhh, that makes sense, sorry thought the intermediate pier was coming out. In which case, the load to the lintel doesn't change so you can remove the window and the brickwork below it

No probs, post again if something else pops up with it

So that photo is taken in the sub-floor void? It looks like the ground floor joist span parallel to the dividing wall (with the clock on it). It still looks like the cupboards wall aren't loadbearing. Again, I'd cut an inspection hole just to check

Whilst it's not fully clear, it looks like the lintels span onto the intermediate masonry pier (lintel span around 1.8m). Removing the pier will significantly increase the span to nearly 4m and hence overstress it. Steel beam needed

Or as Woody said, slate packing and repoint

Just to confirm, looking at the previous photo - the dividing wall is the one with the clock on it; the cupboard walls have the cupboard door and the return wall (with boxes next to them). The new photo - which walls are they?

Assuming that the steel lintel beam is adequate, you could do with filling the gap with something more substantial than a simple mortar, such as epoxy resin which can be injected into the gap. At the moment, the masonry is trying to arch over the gap

I'd say that the dividing is supporting the floor joists over; the wall indicated as the cupboard wall doesn't look to be loadbearing nor does the cupboard return wall. I'd suggest though breaking out an inspection hole at the junction of the ceiling and the cupboard return wall (as opposed to...

Hi. My initial reaction is they look like thermal cracks and hence cosmetic. When any form of concrete, plaster, mortar etc. is applied/built, a chemical reaction takes place which causes the material first to expand and then contract once the material 'goes off'. As it contracts, stresses build...

Hi. It sounds like you might have some ongoing movement. Generally speaking, bay windows in houses built in the 1930s were built straight off the ground whilst the main house will probably be on a brick spread footing (or possibly a concrete strip footing). This leads to the potential for...