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Thank you all for your comments, they've been helpful! I'm going to get rid of it, add some noggins to actually reduce bounce, and eventually replace the kitchen units, placing them in such a way as to eliminate that silly gap.

Well, after reading the comment from @stevie888, we tested the theory by stomping about in the bathroom above - and there was indeed quite a lot of bounce in the joists. But the placement is wrong, if that is what they were seeking to remedy. Having said that, why would they go to the trouble...

Ah, that makes sense. In which case, is there something I can replace it with, which doesn't obstruct the lintel?

Thanks for the quick reply. It seems to have been painted silver, but was later clad in plasterboard - presumably to cover it up and close the gap between it and the kitchen wall units. I'm also believed it was decorative, but wanted to proceed with caution - in the process of renovating this...

Hello all, I'm in the process of removing an Artex (no Asbestos) kitchen ceiling, and widening access in a load bearing wall between the kitchen and dining room. As I was stripping everything back, I encountered this odd joist running perpendicular to the others, and seemingly supporting...

That's very helpful, thank you!

Hello all, One of the last and arguably most significant changes I'm looking to make to our first house, an Edwardian mid-terrace, is to widen the doorway between the dining room and the kitchen extension, which was likely tacked on to the back of the house in the 1970s (see photos). The wall...

Lots of great responses, thanks everyone. After thinking about it further and looking at various photos, I've come to the conclusion that, at least in the case of my house (and the nine other houses on my terrace), the bathroom was sunken to bring the kitchen/first floor bathroom extension...

Hello everyone, I'm in the early stages of planning a kitchen extension to the back of my Edwardian mid-terraced house, which will inevitably impact the bathroom above it. The floor of my bathroom is sunken - ie there are two steps down from the door to the bathroom floor. In the course of my...

That's doable. There is currently brick paving next to the house - it looks like it's at least 150mm below the DPC, so no concerns there. That brick paving continues for about two metres, at which point there is a step up, which is where the knackered patio I'm looking to replace starts.

I take it that this ditch would remain open, rather than be covered over in the same manner as a soakaway? I was hoping to create some continuity from the patio to the lawn, rather than a hard border. Does this apply even where the house end of the patio is two metres away from the house and...

I suppose it is. Having not yet pulled up all of the slabs I'm not sure what lies beneath, but if there was something problematic, I would remedy it.

Hello everyone, I'm considering installing a patio in my back garden, about two metres from the back door of my house. My house is a typical Victorian/Edwardian mid-terrace with a characteristically long and narrow garden. The patio would ideally be around 3.5m wide (the approximate width of my...