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Thanks for the reply - are you absolutely certain that this is correct, as the wall I am referring to was orignally an external wall, but is now of course internal & the roof structure has been redesigned, so it won't be taking direct loads like it used to. I was told by a colleague that...

Hi folks - here's the problem : We're building a basic 2 story extension onto the side of our house. The soil pipe from the old bathroom loo now needs to be re-routed to drop down into the "new" garage, but first has to pass through the upstairs wall of the new bedroom (which is directly...