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I'm a little concerned with my SE's beam calcs. We at building a 5m wide extension, at the back / end there is to be a full width & height bi folds. The floor / ceiling is to be continuous, my SE has designed two C section beams bolted every 600mm, now each beam (bolted together) are...

Hi I am trying to figure out if Part E (E1) applies to extensions. Me and my neighbour are constructing a joint extension to an existing 100year old property, building the partywall to a "robust detail" seems totally pointless when the existing house wall offers no real restriction to...

Hi Folks, I was after a brass compression stop tap for the above, however they don't seem to exist, I read somewhere that stopcock reducers exist but cannot find one for a 32mm tap to 28mm copper does anyone know if they exist if not what about a 28mm to 1 1/4" female iron? I cannot use...

Hello, I have a split concrete/ timber ground floor which is way past its sell by date circa 100 years I am looking to replace the entire floor in concrete, now beneath the timber area I have 270mm from the Earth to the finished floor level (floor boards) I do not really want top...

Hello I am considering removing the upstairs portion of a Chimney breast, it is shared with the neighbours who also want theirs removing, I thought about Gallows brackets but I don't think they will offer sufficient support to the remaining stack. We both wish to keep the stack on the roof...