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The steel spreader plate has been rejected outright by building control. So that's fine. So to confirm the padstone of 440x215x100 will be installed as would a normal thermalite block in the inner leaf wall and the beam will sit centrally on the 100mm width of the padstone hanging 50mm into the...

Hi everyone. I'm after some clarification around my structural calculations. As you can see from the attached in having a near 5m beam installed one side of my new extension. The beam will rest on a single leaf of 100mm thermalite blocks with a 440mmx215mmx100mm padstone in place one side and...