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ha ha, is that to sign it all off? have you got to get the calcs then?

https://www.familyhandyman.com/walls/how-to-install-a-loadbearing-beam/view-all looks like i need to buy the book the family handyman.

i would do something like this with a steel inbetween, if i was to insist and do it sunk do i need to get a SE to calculate my steel? i would honestly do a better job as its my house.

thanks ill take a look i will call the council tomorrow and see what they say, the first quote we have the builder said he will do the beam under the joists for the price and will be alot more if i want it sunk in, i would sink it in myself with some help but the missus fretts and would rather...

sorry predictive text, so the kitchen wall is a supporting wall, is thewall leading through to the living room a supporting wall with french doors in?

so where the kitchen wall is supporting, the dining room has french doors so this isnt supporting or it it also

called a SE today, they want £650 to come and have a look, ive got another builder coming this week, i need to tell building control?

i was goimg to lift the boards above and take some ceiling down and cut through the joists think i might just pay this builder and it will be under the joists and done

under which wall? they go over the kitchen wall stud walls above

i thought it was load bearing but when the builder gave 2 quotes i questioned myself, also another builder said the joists could span the whole floor as upsairs are all stud walls and not brick or breeze, yes the one with the steel inside the wall is 3.1m long, ill try to get a pic of the...

remove wall from kitchen to dining room plaster ceiling and chases from wall the second part is if the wall is supporting the joists then there would be an extra charge od £180 to supply and install the beam

i have 7.5'' joists surely wont be as tallas that, it was suggested about bolting 2 wooden joists together and cutting them in with joist hangers

yeah i thought so, just wondered why the builder that came round gave me 2 quotes one with the steel and one without, surely he would know

i have a wall between the kitchen and diner i want to take out, the wall runs front to back and the joists run side to side, all upstairs are stud walls, ive had the floor up upstairs and thejoists are resting on the wall i want to remove. ive had a quote and the builder said it might need one...

i know it is stupid they tried to get us on the boiler but we have it serviced every year so thats out the question, then who owns the path at the front of our house incase someone builds on it. The buyer is a cash buyer but supposidly wants every i dotted and every t crossed , so ive sorted...

yeah hopefully thanks all for your help

after speaking to every department yesterday when i opened my emails today i had a message from kier, they have been incredible to answer so quick and basically said it wasnt really required but would send it for peace of mind. i have sent this to my solicitor who has put it all forward but...

well today i found out the garage was built in 1995 , kier didnt know what to say really i was passed from pillar to post, they said it didnt matter as being so long ago and that it probably ended when all the houses were finished,

ha ha im not too fussed. this is doing our head in over the weekend as everwhere is shut and also knowing our solicitors are rubbish, ill be on the phone at 9:01 tomottow and get the ball rolling.

how did you know that from my first pic?