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As I understand it, you're looking to insert a Catnic Lintel bridging that red line and into the corner of the existing wall where the green mark is right? I'd speak to a Structural Engineer before removing the corner to be honest to make sure that a Catnic will do the job or to if it needs to...

Please also make sure that you have spoken to a Structural Engineer about this work before you begin. You shouldn't just buy an RSJ off the shelf and use it (unless you know what you're doing) or even google the correct size. This exactly what a SE does, please consult one. You risk the entire...

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There won't be a wall in the loft, the weight is being transferred through the wall that you're looking to remove into the ground below. Is there anything below the wall which you're looking to remove? Your RSJ will need to sit on 4" - 6" of pad stone and so that should give you enough space...

No problem, take pics once done and put them up on here.

Trees and shrubs are a difficult call to be honest. They can seem fine but in 5 years they may cause parts of your deck frame to rise up. You have ample access though and so I wouldn't worry too much about that. What you can quite easily do is if you notice any part of your deck rising up, lift...

Not really, just try to keep the legs of the frame as high as possible - I normally use cheaper flagstones for this to make sure that any water doesn't collect around them. Also, make sure that you treat any piece of wood that you cut at it's cut point to make it water resistant. Have you...

Not needed anymore, just fill it with a brick with some cement around it.

Personally, if that wall which is sticking out isn't supporting anything, I'd take it out and plaster the gap in the wall at the back.

doesn't need to be attached, the frame can just sit close enough to the house though. If you want, there's no reason why you can attach it to the house either though.

Ahhhhh ok, that make a lot more sense now..... that black plastic under your door is a DPC. It's not a sill. okay. I see what you mean. I'd take the steps out to give you more room, and fit the decking frame inside the door inset - so follow the shape of the building with the decking frame...

Might be easier to understand if you could post some pics?

No, that sill is there to let any rain water etc fall away from the building. If you cover it, firstly your deck board will be unsupported at the end where it meets the frame of your door and secondly, any water that runs down the door and on to the sill will over time start soaking into your...

Okay, that's your sill in that case then. I'd design it so that your deck board ends up about 5mm - 10mm below this sill when finished.

This plastic sheet which hangs out at the end of and over the wall - is it sloped downwards? And do you have upvc doors?

No it's fine..... The DPC is a webbed plastic sheet, you need that to sit under and slightly protruding the leg. Its basically there so that the leg doesn't suck any water off of the ground below it. With the doors, is there no sill at the bottom of the door frame? Ideally, I'd have the deck...

^^^^ I totally agree with what you're saying but sometimes you have to be inventive. I've seen where a builder has cut the joist way too short in order to fit the rsj in place. It wont fit on a joist hanger and rather than replace the whole joist the SE and inspector have been happy for another...

If you're placing the decking where you already have flag stones, leave them as they are. I would first lay down your weed membrane over the flags, keep it in place by putting a few bricks over it. stick the membrane to the house/walls with silicone. Then goes the DPC and then the leg of the...