Recent content by mrds

Guys, Many thanks for the responses. I had kind of taken the SE's advice for granted, you have provided a lot more info and different viewpoints (Ain't forums great!). In fairness to the SE, this was all a conversation over the phone before I committed to spending £660 on the report, which...

Hi all, I'm looking to remove the loadbearing wall between our kitchen and diner. It has a chimneybreast and is approx. 4.2m long. I had a chat with a structural engineer and he said that this size span would also need vertical steels at the ends of the beam to support the weight and tie it...