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I haven't found any history of red ash in the vicinity apart from reading several times about it being used in Staffordshire between 1940s and 1970s.

Hi Thanks to the members on here I have successfully removed the old house wall and opened up my living room so thank you. I've come to the next conquest but have a few questions to ask I've taken up the old laminate flooring and underlay and have noticed a large(ish) crack in the middle...

It's annoying that we pay these people good money to sort this type of stuff out and then they do it all wrong and we have to get someone else to do it properly. It didn't cost too much to get the calcs redone and was worth it for piece of mind. The original padstones were 265mm wide and the...

I did try and illustrate the spacer tube when making that image, should have noted it up too :) Things are getting sorted bit by bit, just need to sort the number of props then it's time to rock n roll.

Just seen the latest replies, no emails came through :( I managed to speak to the original SE and he was less than usefull so I have seeked the advice of a different SE. He has re done the calcs and told me the UB I've got it massively over size for the job but as I've got them, I'm stuck...

Am I right in thinking that I need to either speak to my original SE or speak to a different one? Not that I don't trust what tony1851 has said as it makes perfect sense to me, just that I don't want to go ahead and then when I get the BCO round, he/she to say "No No No" because I haven't...

It's a cavity wall.. I have tried contacting the SE but no joy.

I'm trying to source the padstones that I need but am having great difficulty. The size specified by the SE is: 265 x 220 x 215h mm padstone (Under the bearing end of each steel beam, provide and build in a 220mm long x 265mm thick x 215mm high Grade C30 concrete padstone, built in as part...

Thanks for the advice. So would you bolt a piece of timber inside the web so it's flush with the edge of the steel and then hang the joists from that? Basically filling one web with a piece of timber. If the above is correct then I guess I would have to put both beams in situe, bolt them...

Hi After my previous post regarding the length of the universal beam I require getting sorted (turned out dead simple) I have now ordered them and they are coming within a few days. I want to get everything ready for when they arrive so I can crack on over the weekend, I have a few questions...

I do plan on using the existing cavity wall as the support for the UB. The bricks and blocks are in very good condition. My query is on how wide this actually has to be? I think the lhs won't be a problem as what the beam sits on will be behind the extension block work. Hopefully that'll...