New Loft

[careype]

Hi
Just had a loft completed by landmark-lofts and the building inspector who was demanding final payment before having performed a final inspection, highlighted that a wooden beam was resting on a party wall that was into the neighbours chimney. So my questions are as follows:

1. Can a wooden beam rest directly onto a party wall that connects into a neighbours chimney stack.

2. Does the wooden beam need to rest on a steel shoe?

As you can see from the picture, they did an awful job and failed to brick up around the steel beam which will be done however I have concerns as to whether this can simply be bricked up.

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Regards,
Peter

 

[HERTS P&D]

Easy.

Final payment AFTER loft has been past by inspector.

What are they worried about?.....................it not passing?


Andy

 

[careype]

Hi
Well it's 3 months since it should have been completed. As the builder was cutting corners in order to line his pockets, I'm now more concerned with whether it's acceptable to have a wooden joist resting on a party wall that opens up into the neighbours chimney stack. They have sent another Team to brick up around this beam and the steal beams but I want to hear from anyone who knows the correct building regs regarding this point.

Peter

 

[2929twin]

Hey Local Authority Building Control Inspectors know a bit about regs. Give them a call.

 

[jeds]

No it is not acceptable. Structural timber must be kept a minimum of 40mm from any part of a chimney stack.

 

[Amy32]

We've had a few problems with our loft conversion by landmark lofts also. They completed it a few months back but left our home damaged badly. We had to call in another company as landmark just ignored us. We ended up spending another £8,400 on the repairs.

 

[^woody^]

We ended up spending another £8,400 on the repairs.

That repairs would cost that much money?