Hi All,
I am new to all of this.. but today my builder came in and cut away a lot of internal wall on the ground floor of my 1930's terraced home.
When he was knocking it all out I saw the edge of a reinforced concrete lintel and quizzed him on the positioning... but he seemed to be fine with knocking it out.
When I returned home I saw that there was a concrete footing directly below where the lintel would end.
I am really worried that he may have just got rid of some structural wall that helps support the joists above... or maybe I just don't know what I am talking about - but someone please let me know what you think!!!
See photos attached...
Any comments and thanks in advance!
M
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I am new to all of this.. but today my builder came in and cut away a lot of internal wall on the ground floor of my 1930's terraced home.
When he was knocking it all out I saw the edge of a reinforced concrete lintel and quizzed him on the positioning... but he seemed to be fine with knocking it out.
When I returned home I saw that there was a concrete footing directly below where the lintel would end.
I am really worried that he may have just got rid of some structural wall that helps support the joists above... or maybe I just don't know what I am talking about - but someone please let me know what you think!!!
See photos attached...
Any comments and thanks in advance!
M
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