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I hope somebody will be able to advise on a couple of questions I have regarding the fitting of a built in gas meter box. I am pretty clear on how to cut the opening in the outer leaf of the wall and that it must not be mechanically fixed in place. The stumbling blocks for me are how to...

Hello, I have posted a couple of times asking about removing a load bearing wall and am confused with the advice which has been given as some of it is conflicting. Can anyone tell me definitively if 100mm or 150mm bearings would be required for a 3m span steel beam, not supporting a wall...

Any structural engineers out there willing to give some advice? Could anyone tell me if a 6" x 4" rsj, covering a 3m span, with 100mm bearing each end, sitting on 225mm wide pad stones will be sufficient to support floor above? No walls above, only floor and furniture. One end of beam will...

Hello, I am after some advice on some kitchen alterations I would like to make. I would like to remove a load bearing wall. The problem is that I would like to not have to build any additional pillars to support an rsj bearing of 150mm on each end, as this would not fit with the planned...

i am wanting to get a garden shed and stand it on paving slabs rather than a solid concrete base as it will only be used for light traffic such as cycles and garden equipment but the problem i have is that the location where i want to put it is quite uneven and needs some soil excavating to make...

the house i have recently bought has a large concrete slab in the back garden, i assume it used to have a grarge stood on it. i would like to make it into some sort of seating/bbq area as it gets the most sunlight. my question is, as there is a ready made, solid base, which type of bedding...

I wonder if there is anyone who could answer my query? I would like to eventually update all the electrics in my house as it still has the original wiring(approx 1960) but at present am not able to afford a full re-wire. Would it be possible to in stall a new consumer unit first and then...

Could anyone tell me if it is possible to locate a combi boiler in a room that has water, gas end electric mains but no plumbing to take away waste water?