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That's what the building inspector suggested.

I am hoping that if that becomes necessary, it will be possible without having to dismantle fitted kitchen units. To quote one of my husband's favourite sayings, "We can build anything you like, anywhere you like.... it's a matter of how much you are willing to pay for it."

He tells me that such information does not come cheap (and we are already facing considerable expense here). He deals with large infrastructure, not domestic, so the specs will differ.

I am extremely relieved/grateful to read that range of figures. My house sale could fall thru' if I don't have this work signed off pronto.

Building inspector has just been round & it turns out that the builder who knocked thru' our kitchen/diner has not sat the RSJ on a "padstone" (engineering bricks would suffice according to the inspector) as per the engineer's specification. The stress under the beam is very low = 0.66 N/mm2...

Building inspector has just been round & it turns out that the builder who knocked thru' our kitchen/diner has not sat the RSJ on a "padstone" (engineering bricks would suffice according to the inspector) as per the engineer's specification. The stress under the beam is very low = 0.66 N/mm2...