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Ok. Thanks again, Tony for all your input. Think we may need the professionals in!

Thanks for the reply, Tony. The casing is deceptive, more to do with aesthetics I think, as from what we could see the steel is only 4x6 max. Would a 8x8 beam be supported on such lightweight blocks? Our roof is a sort of Mansard shaped roof with dormers and I have read that in a similar...

Ok. 2 pics. One shows hole and beam above. (The chap today decided that maybe a piece of 4x2 slotted in would help spread the load and shut me up, so has cut the hole in readiness!) The other pic is of the end of the steel, at the bottom of the picture, taken with my hand in the cavity. You can...

Ok. 2 pics. One shows hole and beam above. (The chap today decided that maybe a piece of 4x2 slotted in would help spread the load and shut me up, so has cut the hole in readiness!) The other pic is of the end of the steel, taken with my hand in the cavity. You can just see the end of the steel...

Give me 5 mins. see what I can do.

Thanks Tony. I've shone a torch up into the cavity and the steel does not go into the party wall. It is being supported on the blockwork wall probably on a pad stone, as you suggest. Would a concrete lintel do the job? If so, what size would we be looking at?-if you happen to know?

Can anyone advise me please. My house was built about 15 years ago onto the end of a terrace of 4 story Victorian houses in a similar style. I'm having a box recess built into my shower area which is on the top floor, effectively the roof area (like a loft conversion). The whole house is more or...

Can any one help? I have a year old Baumatic BDW16 and it keeps having the same problem in that it runs through the wash cycle OK but the at the end, starts the drying cycle before it has completely finshed pumping out. Also, at this point, when the heater/fan starts its making a really loud...