structural wall

Hi I've recently moved house into a 1920s bungalow. An excellent extension to the kitchen was added in the 1970s and I've noticed a crack at the corner of the door where the extension meetings the main house. The crack is both external and internal. I'm in a real panic that it's bad structural...

Hi, I'm planning to rearrange the walls in my 2 bed semi to allow for another bedroom. To do this effectively I need to move a stud wall that runs across the roof joists, by about 300mm. I've been up in the loft and there's a joint in the roof joists that sits on the stud wall. When i move the...

Damp coming through into house just bought house. Don’t know how to tackle the rendering but it’s a disaster. What’s easier and cheaper chipping it all away and reporting bricks with lime mortar or re render can I repair the render instead and render the bits that’s came off? I really...

We're looking to remove a load bearing wall, which is supporting one wall of a gabel, the floor above, ceiling above and roof above. I've sent our structural engineers calcs to my dad and we're both a bit concerned. The above image shows the wall (and chimney to be removed). The wall is...

Hi All. I know what you are going to say, go and get the opinion of a professional struct eng. But this is a DIY forum so let's forget about the professionals for a moment. Trying to determine is the wall shaded yellow is structural? Some background. Bungalow, no second floor, so the...