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The beam that I am installing is an I beam (two C sections welded toegether, plus a plate on the bottom to extend it to the outer skin of blocks). Whilst the beam itself is heavy, about 370kg, the loads are dominated by the roof truss loadings. I cannot see why I need a padstone, and my...

Having read a lot of the threads on padstones, there seems to be very little concensus or certainty. I am working my way through my first extension, a single storey of about 100m2 that includes an integral double garage. The door opening is 4.5 metres wide and I have had a special lintel made...