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Thanks for your reply Noseall, higher up is not accessible due to the ceilings on each side, which will be only 2 courses of brick above the top of new beam. Is it worth trying to put the needles through these? By needle I am guessing you mean a decent piece of metal through both walls...

Hi Over the next few days I am putting in a universal beam to make an opening into my new extension. I have done this several times before on single skin walls, but this is the old exterior wall and so is double skin. The beam is 195cm long and really 2 beams held together with spacers. (it...

Good news ... one job less Thank you so much for the info cheers

yes, my house - nothing would make me go near a wire in someone elses! I am building an extension and wiring up at the moment. I have an electrician organised to come and check over/sign off, but I want to get it right before electricain arrives. So are you sure about not needing bonding...

Hi everybody I am just about to knock down a wall and put in a couple of steel beams as a support, and I just thought that it would be a good time to check if there were electrical considerations here. The beams are structural, but as they will be plastered over (2x fire regs) nobody can...