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    Steel column on existing block cavity wall

    Blagard Hope you get my drift! I do indeed, easiest way to tip a dinghy in a calm! jeds The mist begins to clear, your meaning is crystal regarding lendth. I was not aware of the width/depth connection and your figures/working turned on the lights. My loads are...
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    Steel column on existing block cavity wall

    Jeds I've just done a similar one yesterday with 3.3m of steel beam (that's half of a 6.6m steel) onto a corner column and it came out as a 600x600x600 pad. Do you mean by that an H section split to form the T or just that 3.3 is half of 6.6, I'm missing the sense of that comment...
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    Steel column on existing block cavity wall

    Thanks for response. Building control will be involved, structural wall and wider opening and a structural engineer will provide the calcs and ticket for BC. As it will be me that will feel at first hand the particular law of physics which relates to roof falling on head a, 'proper job'...
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    Steel column on existing block cavity wall

    Hi, Seeking clarity on above before engaging engineer for calcs. I have built two houses so building is not new to me, I have built a steel boat so steelwork is also familiar but I seem to have a mental block when trying to marry the two. The job entails widening two picture windows...
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