Hello, hope someone can give me some tips.
In the 50's ex council house we have recently bought the previous owner had opened up the kitchen into a small pantry, toilet and passageway area (I think knocking down 3 closely built walls) and has used a lintel made from what seems to be a railway sleeper. The Lintel supports the floor above including the bathroom stud wall and beams in the loft.
We plan to remove the wooden lintel and fit it with a steel RSJ (so we can sell it with less trouble). According to building regs it will need to rest on 15 cm of solid wall however the internal wall that one end rests on is just under 15cm thick including plaster. Any idea's of a simple DIY solution to this problem? Or would I need to build up bricks from the old wall under the floor, which is only 1 brick wide anyway?
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In the 50's ex council house we have recently bought the previous owner had opened up the kitchen into a small pantry, toilet and passageway area (I think knocking down 3 closely built walls) and has used a lintel made from what seems to be a railway sleeper. The Lintel supports the floor above including the bathroom stud wall and beams in the loft.
We plan to remove the wooden lintel and fit it with a steel RSJ (so we can sell it with less trouble). According to building regs it will need to rest on 15 cm of solid wall however the internal wall that one end rests on is just under 15cm thick including plaster. Any idea's of a simple DIY solution to this problem? Or would I need to build up bricks from the old wall under the floor, which is only 1 brick wide anyway?
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