Recent content by ocathain

I appreciate that it's hard to see what's what from the pictures. The 'wall' with the chequered edge picture isn't actually a wall: it's the side of the quarter landing in picture one and it hangs over the kitchen. The new pillar is alongside it. You are correct in identifying the lintel. It...

Hi Woody, Hopefully I've loaded the images correctly. If I have, the image of the doorway shows the position of the kitchen wall (black book), which at a right angle under the lintel and the position of the pier (other book). You can see how the lintel was reduced in height to create a step -...

I have an unusual problem. My kitchen is spanned by a lintel (10') that supports 8 floor joists and a cavity block first floor wall upon which part of the roof rests. This lintel runs from the front of the house along a main wall and was cast in situ (ringbeam?). It is approx 9" high and 7" wide...