Hey, We are investigating the possibility of removing 3 internal walls (sections of walls) to make 3 small rooms into one large room. One 6.5...
Hi, I am having an extension and have 2 parallel rsj ( one for inner wall and one for outer wall ) with a 100 cm gap in between. I want to leave...
Recently had an rsj installed as dinning wall has been removed. Rsj sits on internal skin on a pass time, but only has 80mm bearing on each side?...
Hi All We are in the process of self building a single storey extension on the rear of our property. We are aware we need a steel ridge beam for...
Hi guys, was wondering whether anyone could offer some advise regarding RSJs that our builder has installed. The job was done at breakneck speed...
I've had a set of bi-folds installed which required a 5m RSj to be installed too. The RSJ has been installed onto two pieces of cut steel and not...
I'm nocking though into what was an old outside toilet, the two are separated by a solid brick wall. Sent this info off to an SE to get the steel...
Please can anyone give advice on this rsj installation. I think we might have issues with building control on this one. The joist hangers haven’t...
The outside of my unusual conservatory needs finishing. Above the doors is a 152 mm steel beam (approx. 4.3 m), which has the grey factory...
I’m creating an opening (Proposed 1700mm wide) in my rear external ex solid wall (it has been rebuilt using cavity with a width to match existing,...
Hi all, Firstly happy new year! well in a few hours at least. My issue is that i've just installed an RSJ downstairs in a supporting wall. The...
Hi All, Just a quick query regarding beams. Having my kitchen extended, as part of this we are breaking a main wall of the original house, The...
My house is a 2007 build and i'm planning on removing the 3m wall between the kitchen and dining room to open it up. The wall is a breeze block...
Hi, This is my first post, for a while I have enjoyed reading through many posts and learning :). I have a 3 bedroom end terrace (ground floor...
Hi all, I'm after a bit of advice regarding steel beams and building control. I'm building a garage extension and have consulted a structural...
Hi All I have lifted the floor in our renovation to find the builders have not made a particularly nice job of attaching the joists to the RSJ as...
Hi all, I'm putting 10 x 2 joists in for a flat roof. The span is about 3m from wall plate into steel and then the same out of the other side of...
Hello, I’m just about to fit some steels on my self build extension extension and I have the following questions- Do I need to use any kind of...
I purchased a property a few months ago that had an internal garage knocked through to extend a lounge. This involves removing a load bearing wall...
I thought that RSJs came with pre-drilled holes, but on our RSJ there appear to be 8 holes drilled instead of the 4 expected. Is this right? And...
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