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Iv'e been speaking to a final year structural engineering student on what he would have done & he came up with something different. I'm not entirely convinced by the idea- so asked him to run it by his tutor. What he proposed is the following: Remove small window and brick it up to lintel...

Ahh right- now I get the picture. The floor joists that I'll be supporting from runs parallel with the wall, so think it would be wise supporting the ceiling/joist from the bottom as well. Thanks once again for your advice- much appreciated Regards

Thanks for your reply Stuart- Suppose it'll give easier access to the lintels having the roof supported from the outside- although that means 5m+ acrows. Would I be able to support from the floor joists rather than from the outside? I'll make sure to take pictures and post them here...

That's another way of looking at it- thanks Stu. Would benefit from removing the bricks above the lintel as I'd be using them to match the outside when blocking up the small window. Catnic lintel would be much easier to handle & prolly half the weight as well. Suppose the roof wouldn't even...

I've searched the net for something similar diy but can't seem to find something similar to judge my competence level. Am I up against something that would best be left to somebody in the know or is this in the scope of diy. If I was looking to do it myself I'd rake/cut the mortar joints...

A quick hello to all who reads & replies We are after a bit of advice regarding a bathroom window that we'd like to enlarge or have enlarged. Bathroom and toilet was separate till a few days ago- but now we are left with the small loo window that looks a bit ridiculous- Unfortunately...