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9.88 10 in other words.

Employ an SE, you know it makes sense :lol: AS FMT says, never ask a BCO for sizes. That's not their job and they will go large - unless they are old and bold ones who were on the tools before they went into inspecting, who tend to be somewhat more sensible than the noobs. There are...

Ok send over and I'll have a look for you. You need to change your settings btw: couldn't pm you.

sailing arf arf :lol: ruminate

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Think I get the gist of what's needed. But yes, you can increase the span by upping the rafter depth and grade; whether that increase will suffice relies on the particular details though. If you can send me through the plans I can take a looksee. If the SE has cocked up by not looking...

Me! :lol:

I was going to ask how the hell this thread could generate an abusive post...then I saw that the mod has cut in under the great unwashed with the sticky keyboard and thus I surmise Dangermouse passed through, perchance? :lol: :lol:

So where's the detail?!

Not forgetting the ability to wolf-whistle and make suggestive gestures at passing wimmin of course :wink:

That's assuming the padstone needs to be anywhere near the size the BCO has told the OP to put in the first place, of course (and depending if the padstone is a right angles or in the same plane as the beam).

2 courses is fine

Kiln bottoms.

Depends on the loading, where the joint is in relation to the span.

I tell the significant other that it's for her benefit when I screw her, does that make me a parasite too?!

Grooming

Your suggestion sounds a sensible one; no reason for the BCO not to accept it.

A ***** is a parasite in our society.

Ahah, so sensible ones - other than Mikric - do exist then.