Advice and help please.
I am planning a two storey extension to a gable end and am draughting the building regs drawings. The gable end is cavity wall.
The existing outer leaf will now become the new inner wall and I (preferably a builder} will be knocking through the gable to the new extension. What kind of lintel do I use to support the two leafs? Can I support the new first floor joists to the existing outer leaf? Will the existing facing brick be load bearing?
Thanks in advance.
I am planning a two storey extension to a gable end and am draughting the building regs drawings. The gable end is cavity wall.
The existing outer leaf will now become the new inner wall and I (preferably a builder} will be knocking through the gable to the new extension. What kind of lintel do I use to support the two leafs? Can I support the new first floor joists to the existing outer leaf? Will the existing facing brick be load bearing?
Thanks in advance.