His guys just been to look at my mums loft and noticed a few concerns.
So it's an end terraced house with a single external skin wall in the loft. The two rafters (or are they pearlings)run through a wall to next doors house. Then supported in the middle with a long joist then at the other end is resting on two brick pillars. Now these pillars are not tied into the single brick wall and look to be falling down. What supports can I fix to support these to make them secure.
2nd problem there is two gallow brackets supporting a chimney breast that goes into two rooms. Now looking at these I believe they have been put in the wrong way round as seen in the pics which I believe causes the chimney to pull in towards house. This is on the external wall. So if we can remove chimney not too much of an issue. If we can't then what is the best option as this wall is single skin, could I remove the diagonal bricks up to horizontal level and refit gallow brackets here with a lintel on top.
Thanks for any help guys
So it's an end terraced house with a single external skin wall in the loft. The two rafters (or are they pearlings)run through a wall to next doors house. Then supported in the middle with a long joist then at the other end is resting on two brick pillars. Now these pillars are not tied into the single brick wall and look to be falling down. What supports can I fix to support these to make them secure.
2nd problem there is two gallow brackets supporting a chimney breast that goes into two rooms. Now looking at these I believe they have been put in the wrong way round as seen in the pics which I believe causes the chimney to pull in towards house. This is on the external wall. So if we can remove chimney not too much of an issue. If we can't then what is the best option as this wall is single skin, could I remove the diagonal bricks up to horizontal level and refit gallow brackets here with a lintel on top.
Thanks for any help guys
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