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Hi, I'm removing a chimney breast on ground floor & supporting the 1st floor chimney with an RSJ.. Structural engineer has specced 254 x 146 x 31 UB. And has specced 300 x 100 padstone at one end (internal wall) and 200 x 100 padstone at the other (external) wall, which makes sense as the...

ok here's another angle on the same question. RSJ 3750 long, supporting (almost centrally) a chimney breast 1260 wide and 350mm deep. this is ground floor. chimney breast on 1st floor (& possibly in 2nd floor / atic) to be supported, but chimney stack has been removed. I have no idea...

so who makes good boilers with SS exchangers?

i would guess so - can fill a sink pretty quick. but guess i should measure it. what should it be 14 litres/ min??

I have been recommended a Worcester-Bosch 40 CDi combi boiler for Central Heating & water in 3-floor 5 bed (but not as big as it sounds) Victorian Semi. (Currently have no hot water or heating except water heater in bathroom and storage heaters) Not a lot of space for a tank, hence looking...

(when i say 3rd floor, i mean 2nd. long day.)

hmmm. see what you're saying. I presume there is still some chimney in 3rd floor / loft space (3rd floor has 2 rooms centrally and currently inaccessible loft space front & back, so not quite sure what's in there) So would mean a lot more disruption all thru the house. Also, would need...

Hi, I have a 3 storey Victorian semi and am modernising the kitchen. Want to remove the chimney breast (on the party wall) from the ground floor only. Chimney breast exists on 1st floor, but chimney top has been removed previously. RSJ would have a span of 3750mm from internal...