Recent content by kgray1

Thanks noseall. Instructions in the box say fit dpm at least 700mm wide above and behind the box. No diagram to show how it should be done. I was wondering if it just means from the coarse above the box on the internal leaf and running down behind to stop any potential moisture transfer...

I hope somebody will be able to advise on a couple of questions I have regarding the fitting of a built in gas meter box. I am pretty clear on how to cut the opening in the outer leaf of the wall and that it must not be mechanically fixed in place. The stumbling blocks for me are how to...

Yes, that wall carries on up through the first floor. Shouldn't be any objection from building control then?

I hope you can make sense of this sketch. If not I will try and explain what I would to do.

If I did the work anyway, without calcs, what would I do if I got the young and inexperienced inspector who insisted on them? I am really caught in two minds as I obviously need the work signing off but the budget is very tight, so calcs would be an expense that I would like to avoid if I...

Hello, I have posted a couple of times asking about removing a load bearing wall and am confused with the advice which has been given as some of it is conflicting. Can anyone tell me definitively if 100mm or 150mm bearings would be required for a 3m span steel beam, not supporting a wall...

Area of floor supported is approx 16 square metres (3m wide x 5.3m long). This is divided on first floor into a bedroom, landing and bathroom. Dividing wall between bedroom and landing is lightweight block set on top of floorboards/joists, which is offset from supporting wall to underneath by...

Any structural engineers out there willing to give some advice? Could anyone tell me if a 6" x 4" rsj, covering a 3m span, with 100mm bearing each end, sitting on 225mm wide pad stones will be sufficient to support floor above? No walls above, only floor and furniture. One end of beam will...

Thanks tony 1851. Any thoughts on size of pad stone? Also, any idea how much calcs may cost if that's what I decide to do? I think I'd rather a smaller beam if poss just for less protrusion for the ceiling.

Thanks for the advice. Just another couple of questions if I may. How wide and how thick should the pad stone be? Should I go to expense of getting calcs done or will a 6" x 4" rsj be sufficient for the job? Nothing directly above apart from floor and furniture. Do you think that it...

Hello, I am after some advice on some kitchen alterations I would like to make. I would like to remove a load bearing wall. The problem is that I would like to not have to build any additional pillars to support an rsj bearing of 150mm on each end, as this would not fit with the planned...

Thanks for the advice but even I, a complete amateur, know that you should lay slabs on a full bed of mortar. Thermo, having read some of your posts, you seem to be the man with the know how. In your opinion, if the ground is well compacted, could I lay slabs on a full bed of mortar directly...

i am wanting to get a garden shed and stand it on paving slabs rather than a solid concrete base as it will only be used for light traffic such as cycles and garden equipment but the problem i have is that the location where i want to put it is quite uneven and needs some soil excavating to make...