breeze block inner leaf propped up with wood

[latix]

hi,

having some work done and part of it was having a porch built and the old front door removing. When the front door was removed the builder used a 6 x 2 joist to act as the support beam on two 6 x 2 legs (about 8" high). It is supporting around 2 rows of breeze block over 3.5ft. Is this sufficient?

Also in the loft a row of breeze block has been removed from the inner leaf wall and is now propped up with wood, I don't think the wall will fall down but if you push the breeze block it does move slightly. Again is this OK?

Cheers in advance

 

[tim00]

1. Is this a bungalow?
2. The lintel arrangement you describe seems adequate but perhaps some pics would help.
3. Pics would definitely help with the flimsy blockwork detailing, i cant visualise where you mean.

 

[noseall]

A 100mm block wall can and will wander and waft around without a vertical load to secure it, especially one that has been disturbed.

 

[^woody^]

Most of the houses up to the 1950's have timber lintels, supporting greater loads with no problems

 

[latix]

apologies for delay, photo's attached

 

[latix]

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[tim00]

1. post more pics showing the whole of that propped area. And of the area below esp. the old door head. And back down the loft showing the steel purlin. A view of the new timber lintel would perhaps help.

2. On the face of it, thats a rough job which appears to have destabilised the apex blockwork above. Perhaps that panel of blockwork is now structurally redundant?

3. Does that steel rsj/purlin support anything else besides the rafters?

4. The RSJ should be sitting on a more robust pad than that block. Is the blockwork firmly fixed and undisturbed below the purlin bearing end?

5. How is the wood plate on top of the RSJ fixed to the RSJ?

6. Has some kind of building work been carried out in the recent past, prior to the porch?