Not a question this time, but an interesting find while measuring up for a loft conversion for a client.
Many DIYers supporting a cut-off chimney in the loft either use gallows brackets (often frowned upon by Building Control) or a long steel beam running from an internal wall to the external wall (heavy and expensive).
In this case, previous owners had removed the chimney breast below, but supported it in the loft by suspending it from the adjacent purlin, together with two short pieces of angle iron. The bottom angle rests on an adjacent bearer on the extreme left of the pic.
Simple and elegant.
Many DIYers supporting a cut-off chimney in the loft either use gallows brackets (often frowned upon by Building Control) or a long steel beam running from an internal wall to the external wall (heavy and expensive).
In this case, previous owners had removed the chimney breast below, but supported it in the loft by suspending it from the adjacent purlin, together with two short pieces of angle iron. The bottom angle rests on an adjacent bearer on the extreme left of the pic.
Simple and elegant.
