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Looking to take out a supporting wall to open up the downstairs but just have a question about support for the steel. I've had a SE do the calcs for the size of steel etc but when I've stripped the plaster board off the wall the block work stops at the wall in the downstairs WC which is where I want to open the room up to.
I've got BC and a builder coming in a few days but I wanted to get an idea of the best way to support the steel that will be at the end next to the utility room as it obviously can't sit on the stud wall!
A couple of things spring to mind which are build a pillar for it to sit on but how big would this need to be as I don't want to eat into the living room/kitchen with a nib, don't mind losing some space in the utlity tho.
Or the other option I thought of was to put in an upright steel for the horizontal steel to sit on. I guess the SE would need to spec what type of steel and size I'd need for this one as well but at I guess would this take up less floor space?
The wall front to back on the 1st floor is also block. All other walls and all the 2nd floor walls are stud partition.
The opening is roughly 3.7m and the steel needs to be 203x102x23kg/m UB (S275 grade steel)
Ground floor plan showing block/stud walls
Ground floor plan showing opening and steel placement
Many thanks[/img]
I've got BC and a builder coming in a few days but I wanted to get an idea of the best way to support the steel that will be at the end next to the utility room as it obviously can't sit on the stud wall!
A couple of things spring to mind which are build a pillar for it to sit on but how big would this need to be as I don't want to eat into the living room/kitchen with a nib, don't mind losing some space in the utlity tho.
Or the other option I thought of was to put in an upright steel for the horizontal steel to sit on. I guess the SE would need to spec what type of steel and size I'd need for this one as well but at I guess would this take up less floor space?
The wall front to back on the 1st floor is also block. All other walls and all the 2nd floor walls are stud partition.
The opening is roughly 3.7m and the steel needs to be 203x102x23kg/m UB (S275 grade steel)
Ground floor plan showing block/stud walls
Ground floor plan showing opening and steel placement
Many thanks[/img]