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Doing the other side of the very bulky fireplace: The timber beam is not bearing the joists for a few mm, the plasterboard ceiling and some brick slices are bearing the load on the other side:

New steel ready to go in The old beam was just bearing over 5 or 6 cm over a slice of a brick Slowly separating it Beam is out!

I'll check with building control, they are around because I am replacing a couple of beams.

Out with the old soil stack: Asbestos?

Thanks

Very small front extension, with double skinned walls :)

Hi! Could you give me some advice? Got a porch built, but for some reason the builder didn't include the porch floor. I think I can raise it to the level of the rest of the house with the help of a friend. Internal dimensions are 1700x1100 mm and I have to raise it by 300 mm. This new porch...

Yes, most likely it will need a new flue liner, at least the stack is solid. I´m on a smoke control zone, and fancy a double sided wood burner, have to measure and start looking around.

Yes, most likely it will need a new flue liner, at least the stack is solid. I´m on a smoke control zone, and fancy a double sided wood burner, have to measure and start looking around.

And now the concrete heart is out:

What do you think is the best course of action to recess this beam on the ceiling void? I am waiting on the structural engineer to visit the house and give me the right steel specs.

Cleaned the concrete around the socket, prepared for the new stack

These are two of the rooms after removing wallpaper, the render on the chimney stack and one of the partitions. Sorry for the vertical video. Any idea what could be that pipe on the side of the chimney stack?

Thanks, also found that article. Probably the cheapest option would be buying/borrowing/renting a trailer and take it to the local tip, at least in Reading they charge "by volume", £3 for 25 L.

Sorry, I should look more before asking: https://www.screwfix.com/p/mcalpine-dc1-bl-drain-connector-black-110mm/4255v

Yes, I'm aware of that, house is in Reading but i am living in Swindon right now, I commute almost daily and there is an EMR branch right here. Bathtub, sink and kitchen sink drain pipes are made of copper, thou :) What do you think about connecting the new UPVC stack to the clay sewer?

Good point! Best course of action would be to chop it into chunks and take it to a metal recycling for a few pence?

Yes, bathroom would be replaced in the near future, also a new combi boiler will be fitted in the loft. It looks like a single piece of galvanized steel, with some welded side connections for the toilet, sink and shower. My concern is how to connect the new plastic stack to the existing clay sewer.

One of the challenges so far is to get rid of the rubble. So far I have taken all the wood to the local tip, couple of skips for concrete, some old furniture sold for cheap on Facebook, but the plasterboard is challenging: almost no one takes plasterboard in skips! Have two ton-bags sitting on...

Hi! Instead of posting multiple threads, I thought it might be better to create a single thread with all the progress. I bought a house built on the 60's, location is good but is quite dated and it needs some improvements before moving in. Internal walls are paramount partitions, I am taking...