I live in a 1920's solid brick semi.
Next door at the back they have a 1.8m lean to extension with pitched roof. Their son is a builder and is fitting two velux windows to the roof. Upon taking down the ceiling to expose the roof they have found that there was one UB of about 3.5m and possibly an original timber beam in place over what would originally have been a pair of door flanked by two windows.
Perhaps to raise the height they seem to have removed this timber beam and inserted a UB so that they have two in parallel at a higher level.
I just wanted to check because the chap is quite young and works for another guy. I doubt any structural calcs were done or notification given. That said, perhaps the task is so routine that paying for calcs and building control is seen as a waste of money, which I can understand up to a point.
I was able to look at the beams aren't on padstones but semi engineering bricks. On the new beam they had bonded some timber for battens for plasterboard, is that OK to do?
I just wanted to check that this is a very common event and nothing to worry about.
TIA.
Next door at the back they have a 1.8m lean to extension with pitched roof. Their son is a builder and is fitting two velux windows to the roof. Upon taking down the ceiling to expose the roof they have found that there was one UB of about 3.5m and possibly an original timber beam in place over what would originally have been a pair of door flanked by two windows.
Perhaps to raise the height they seem to have removed this timber beam and inserted a UB so that they have two in parallel at a higher level.
I just wanted to check because the chap is quite young and works for another guy. I doubt any structural calcs were done or notification given. That said, perhaps the task is so routine that paying for calcs and building control is seen as a waste of money, which I can understand up to a point.
I was able to look at the beams aren't on padstones but semi engineering bricks. On the new beam they had bonded some timber for battens for plasterboard, is that OK to do?
I just wanted to check that this is a very common event and nothing to worry about.
TIA.