I want to knock out the chimney breast, just in the ground floor room, leaving the second floor breast and the stack above. I also want any support to be hidden within the floor void.
The room is approx 4.5m wide, the external wall on one side is 320mm thick and the internal wall on the other side is 215mm thick. The first floor joists above run parallel to the breast.
I assume I’d need to support the breast above with a number of acrows whilst I fit an RSJ, resting into the walls at either side.
Does that sound right? Structural engineer to perform the RSJ calcs, of course.
The room is approx 4.5m wide, the external wall on one side is 320mm thick and the internal wall on the other side is 215mm thick. The first floor joists above run parallel to the breast.
I assume I’d need to support the breast above with a number of acrows whilst I fit an RSJ, resting into the walls at either side.
Does that sound right? Structural engineer to perform the RSJ calcs, of course.