Hi all,
I am building a side-return extension on my victorian terrace, removing 2 internal walls and 1 external wall.
My plan is to remove the internal walls first, leaving small portions of the wall in place as temporary piers (the parts which join the external wall which will be removed when the long steel is fitted). This will mean I can maintain a working kitchen for longer before the external wall is removed (which currently has the boiler and sink etc. attached to).
Question is, can I leave the steels sat on a portion of the wall for a few weeks before I have those steels bolted/welded to the big steel when that is fitted, without putting a padstone in place on those temporary piers?
If this sounds stupid, which it may well do, can anyone suggest an alternative?
Thanks.
(SE drawing attached FYI)
I am building a side-return extension on my victorian terrace, removing 2 internal walls and 1 external wall.
My plan is to remove the internal walls first, leaving small portions of the wall in place as temporary piers (the parts which join the external wall which will be removed when the long steel is fitted). This will mean I can maintain a working kitchen for longer before the external wall is removed (which currently has the boiler and sink etc. attached to).
Question is, can I leave the steels sat on a portion of the wall for a few weeks before I have those steels bolted/welded to the big steel when that is fitted, without putting a padstone in place on those temporary piers?
If this sounds stupid, which it may well do, can anyone suggest an alternative?
Thanks.
(SE drawing attached FYI)