Hello
We are extending our house to the side and to the front. Part of the construction involves the installation of a new beam to support the walls on the 1st floor.
My concern/alarm is that my builder and architect says that the steel beam would just sit on the padstones during installation. In other words, it is just placed on top of the padstones. Is it normal that the beam is not tied down to the walls? I would have expected the beam to be joined in some way (by use of brackets, bolts or some other means) to a part of the house which is strong enough and anchored to the ground (eg: walls).
UK is usually risk averse in general terms. So I was surprised to learn this.
Thanks
Best regards
Alakazam
We are extending our house to the side and to the front. Part of the construction involves the installation of a new beam to support the walls on the 1st floor.
My concern/alarm is that my builder and architect says that the steel beam would just sit on the padstones during installation. In other words, it is just placed on top of the padstones. Is it normal that the beam is not tied down to the walls? I would have expected the beam to be joined in some way (by use of brackets, bolts or some other means) to a part of the house which is strong enough and anchored to the ground (eg: walls).
UK is usually risk averse in general terms. So I was surprised to learn this.
Thanks
Best regards
Alakazam