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thanks for all your kind help. much appreciated. happy christmas everyone

yes i was hoping to find someone at about £200 per day. i was also hoping that if i did some work on the prep and making good then i could get the job down to 2 days so say 2 men for 2 days = £800. steel beam costs 150. so maybe i can get it done for about a £1000 all in - well plus cost of se...

i think you misunderstand me. i wasnt trying to pull wool over their eyes at all. i do want them to come and inspect the installation of the new steel beam and sign it off. however, i am concerned that they may get involved with the showerroom. although very old i replaced all the units (sink...

you kindly offered to give a run down of how you would approach this job. if you can do that i would be grateful as i might consider doing some bits of it mayself that are not too difficult or dangerous in order to reduce costs. thanks agin .r

thanks for that advice. i have decided to get some builders with experience to do it. however, the first quote i have had is hideously expensive - £1600. so am trying to get another quote. problem is nobody wants to do it - all builders are busy and wont even quote let alone do it.!

hi i am replacing a wooden joist that supports a brick wall above with a steel beam. i have paid a struc eng to do the calcs. i now need to apply to building control with the calcs. the problem is that it is a 3 strorey house and on the top floor is a showerroom that has been there for...

i literally know nothing so thanks to everyone

i want to improve insulation of my house. solid brick walls. roof is in 3 parts:the apex which can have usual 250mm insulation. however the other two parts have to be insulated within the slope of the roof - just below the visible tiles (no other protection just tiles - used to be plaster...

supporting existing wood beam is parallel to joists. and i hope to install rsj in the space between floor and ceiling. so i need to support wall above and replace existing wood joist with new rsj. also can i support wall from just one side?? thanks very much for any help

my se has visited and gone away to do his calcs. can anyone give me a bit of advice on process and installing. i am replacing existing timber beam supporting brick wall above with an rsj. span 3.7m 1) what is the process with building control. presumably i fill in some paperwork and send...

its an internal wall perpendicular to outside wall. half brick thick. chimney went from central kitchen to roof. any suggestions? thanks for any help.r

the brickwork is a bit knackered due to chimney having been removed i fancy better sound and heat proofing it will be lighter in weight on supporting rsj's probably a bit fussy of me i agree.. thanks anyway but does anyone have a very rough idea cost of a 3m x 3m block wall plastered? thanks

as per previous post i am installing (yes i am getting se to do calcs and bc to look at it) rsj probably 7"x4" (4.2mm max deflection) although i may go for 2 7"x4" for even greater strength and stability question is the padstones. one end is my outside wall (solid 2 brick total 9") other is...

i am considering having the wall between bathroom and study on first floor rebuilt - its messy because previous owner had chimney stack removed. all will be done with bc and se report. however any ideas on cost from average builder. its about 3m x 3m. i am thinking of it being replaced with...

i am getting a structural engineer to look at it and do the calculations for me this coming week. i was hoping to not exceed 7" so that i can leave pipework as is. if a 7" will not do is it at all possible that two 7" rsj bolted together will do? also at one end it goes over internal load...

i have been in my victorian semi for 30 years. the previous owners removed the original stove and chimney breast from the kitchen to open it up to include the scullery (total span 3.9m). the chimney was removed throughout the 3 storey house. on first floor above where stove and chimney were is a...