What RSJ will I need

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I am about to take out my dividing wall its lenth is 3.300 cm (130 inches)
can anyone give me an idea of the size of RSJ required or steel that Travis Perks can supply I have an account with them, also any tips would be most welcome
Cheers
Steve
 
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Unfortunately, none of us here are clairvoyant and know what load (if any) is applied to this beam, what the width of the wall is, what it's going to sit on, etc - could be one Catnic, two Catnics, a UB/UC/PFC/RSA, could even be a bit of wood, which could be C16/C24/D30 graded...

You need someone to design it for you. There's normally a fee involved, say £80 to £100 plus VAT if it doesn't need a site visit and you can provide all the dimensions.

PS Probably a 203x102UB23 with engineer brick padstones either end will suffice, but you need it designing.
 
Also, this sounds like controlled work and will require b/regs approval - and they will check your calcs or approve the lintel.

I'm going for a 178x102x19 UB if this is a typical semi dividing wall :p
 
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A pair of concrete lintels grippied together, end to end.

:evil:
 
check out prices from other merchants. i've found TP too expensive in past for lintels.
 
Just to update you all, the wall supports the upstairs joists (which you already know) there is a breeze block wall on top of the floorboards directly over the wall to be removed, I have read some of your replys thankyou but still a bit unsure what some of them mean
Cheers
 
We need to be able to work out what area of floor(s), wall and roof etc it supports
 
Bowness72 said:
We need to be able to work out what area of floor(s), wall and roof etc it supports
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Hold up, hold up. This is supposed to be a forum as to how to do things, like: "I've got this opening and a beam has been designed, I'm doing the install, how do I go about it?", not 'kin' free structural design services!

It's structural work, it needs BRegs approval, it will need a design doing for a beam and bearings to get that approval. We all know it will be something like a 152x89 or 178x102, or even a Catnic CN6X, but whilst that will enable him to order it, he still won't get his appro and referring the BCO to this site where Shytalkz/Woody/FNT (heaven forbid :LOL:)/whomsoever told me the size isn't going to be sufficient. And nor should it be :mad: .
 
Yes, in all seriousness never rely on a forum poster who says that the beam should be 'x' size. It needs to be proven by calculation or otherwise - unless you want the whole lot coming down on your head one evening while you are watching Emerdale.

And whoever does the calcs should really visit to see that there are no 'non-standard' loadings to be considered

Some LA BCO's can approve beams of certain size in certain domestic situations without the need to provide calcs.

Even if you did post the dimensions, I would not rely on any replies based on them - however well intentioned.
 
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