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For the last 18 months or so (after planning for a while) I've been working on our loft conversion. I'm only now creating a thread as progress has been slow as I can only work on it on the weekends, plus most of the early work was a lot of work with no real visual effect. Full plans and...

Hi All, I'm about to start a loft conversion and about to fit the steel work. I have 2 x 10400mm 203x133x30kg steels (spliced) that run the length of the bungalow and these are bolted to 203x102x23kg beams that run in line with the gable ends (acting like lintels running over windows/doors). My...

Hi All, I've had my plans passed for an attic conversion on my detached bungalow and my architect has sent me the building regs with structural calcs. I've questioned him on 3 beams that run horizontally to the house (not supporting floor joists or roof which run the opposite way) as the only...