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Hey everyone. Long time lurker here but I've only just signed up. **** tldr; I want to lower my ceiling using steel beams on party walls to increase attic headroom. The house is stripped out right now, so I have a lot of freedom. Can anyone advise on beam sizes, bearing depths etc? **** I'm...

Hi, Structural engineer has specified a giant 356 x 368 x 129 UC to support existing back wall for an open plan kitchen / dining room. Also has specified stiffeners at 600mm centres, with bolts at 300mm centres to secure timber into the web. The problem is that the gap to fill with Timber is...

Hi everyone, sorry for the second post in one day. I am currently looking to install an RSJ and steel column in my house in place of a load bearing wall. My question is in regards to how structural engineers normally model the connections. See diagram below: Screenshot 2021-03-25 At 14.42.00...

Motion Beam Pad Foundation Connection We're having a single story extension to the rear of our property approx 7m wide, by 3.5m depth. A structural engineer has provided calculations for the necessary steel including a motion beam/steel goal posts. The motion beam columns require 1x1m x50cm deep...

I am in the U.S. I need to replace an exterior porch corner post/column. The column I am replacing is on a first floor porch which has another porch above it and the second floor porch has a roof over that porch. The house is 100 years old and the existing post/column is made from four 1x6...