During rennovating our house we bought about 3 months ago, I discovered a bit of 25 year-old diy where a dividing wall used to be between the living room and the dining room. They've put in a 9 x 3 wooden beam rather than an RSJ, and this is supporting a brick wall above:
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My question is, is this safe? There's no signs of any craking in the wall above, and it's been like this for 20 odd years. I spoke to one structural engineer who said it'd probably be alright, but wants 200 quid to say for definite, and another couldn't believe the house hadn't fallen down.
I would really appreciate any advice on this.
thanks
james
![](http://media.diynot.com/103000_102379_1539_95841993_thumb.jpg)
My question is, is this safe? There's no signs of any craking in the wall above, and it's been like this for 20 odd years. I spoke to one structural engineer who said it'd probably be alright, but wants 200 quid to say for definite, and another couldn't believe the house hadn't fallen down.
I would really appreciate any advice on this.
thanks
james