Hi,
Help and advice urgently needed. When I bought my Victorian house 15 years ago the kitchen had been knocked through into single storey outhouse. I have had to take down some ceiling and noticed that the main house wall (cavity wall) is sitting on one rsj set in the middle of the cavity. There are 2" thick pressed concrete slabs between the rsj and brick skins i.e the wall rests on the slab which in turn rests on the rsj. Is this acceptable or do I need an rsj under each skin? I've uploaded a diagram which hopefully shows the problem. The rsj is just on normal brick but I can easily change this for a concrete pad.
Many thanks
diagram at:
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Help and advice urgently needed. When I bought my Victorian house 15 years ago the kitchen had been knocked through into single storey outhouse. I have had to take down some ceiling and noticed that the main house wall (cavity wall) is sitting on one rsj set in the middle of the cavity. There are 2" thick pressed concrete slabs between the rsj and brick skins i.e the wall rests on the slab which in turn rests on the rsj. Is this acceptable or do I need an rsj under each skin? I've uploaded a diagram which hopefully shows the problem. The rsj is just on normal brick but I can easily change this for a concrete pad.
Many thanks
diagram at:
//media.diynot.com/201000_200769_57257_61612061_thumb.jpg