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Shytalkz you are correct about fireproofing. The BCO came and inspected the beam today and was more than happy with the fitting etc however he asked me what I intended to do reference covering. I told him I would like to leave it exposed so he is going to do the necessary calculations to see if...

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Wood looks much nicer :D It looks large in the pic, however I can walk under it with plenty of room to spare and I am 5' 11. Going back to the fire issue and the covering of the beam. When I rang the BCO to enquire about it prior to putting it up he said that as I had put in full...

Just wanted to say thanks for the advice given. The job is complete and it went really well without any dramas. I have one final question thou :) How long to I need to leave the bearing to dry before I remove the acro props? It has already hardened but I don't want to remove the props too...

Once again thanks for the replies and advice. Pleased that this is coming out before I start anything, not so pleased that the SE didn't mention any of this. Timber was his recommendation in the first place, not my request! I have now received the acknowledgement from the building control on...

So there is no way I can leave this beam exposed by finishing it other than covering in plasterboard? This was not part of my plan and if that is the case then that is a bit of a dampener. Also the SE never stated it would have to be clad, and even chatted about it be an aesthetic feature once...

noseall cheers for the info :wink: I take it they are sleeved on the ends of the joist that are seated on the wall and not along the entire length?

woody thanks again for the reply. Happy about raising the beam to the ceiling however if the cut out is going to be deeper than the beam to allow me to fit it what is the best material / method for packing out the recess under the beam to keep it in place? I read somewhere about using slate...

Thanks for the replies and advice fellas it is appreciated. Never thought about the fact that the mounting recess would have to be bigger due to the length of the beam. On the plans it doesn't have a padstone. If I make the cavity longer than required to get the beam into position what is...

Hello, I am going to remove a partial load bearing arch which segregates my kitchen / dining area. I have had a SE to do the calculations and the plan which I have now received and I have put my application in for building notice but to keep costs down I am going to fit the wooden support...

Thanks for all the advice, will get an electrician in and see what he suggests and take it from there. Thanks for the link for the competent register the nearest electrician to me came up on the site so will give him a call. Regards Joolz

Taylor, The reason I am posting on here is for advice, and I am not going to ignore it, break the law or invalidate my house insurance. I would just like to gather together the options available to me for this job so that when I do get an electrician in I am not going to get things done...

Steve, The cable exits the house onto the outside of the wall at about a foot above head height and then runs up the wall vertically, then back into the attic. I can't see how it would get damaged in this location, other than by the elements. The current one must have been there for quite a...

mikeyd, Thanks for the reply again. I can see why it was routed up the side of the house as internally would require a lot of work chasing walls. Is there any cable, or anything that it could run in that would allow it to go up the outside wall or am going to have to get cutting grooves...

Thanks for the speedy reply appreciated, Yes the cable runs from the CU which is downstairs in the kitchen cupboard through the wall and up the side of the house and back through the wall to the attic. It is clipped to the outside wall with cable tacks. Next door neighbour has the same setup...

Hello, I am after some advice if possible from those in the know. My current shower has just died (Only supplies cold) I would like to replace it but with a higher power unit. The current one is a 7kW unit. The shower is fed from the houses main CU which has a main trip fuse of 100A and the...