Hi everyone,
I have a loft conversion planned and have had the structural calcs and everything is ready to go ahead!,
the issue i have is-:
when i have replaced a window with french doors (i had a question this delt with earlier...) i noticed that the whole of the inside leaf of the house wall all the way around is a single course of cinder block.(the rest of the house ib built from red brick)
The blocks start 2 bricks above the damp course and are at the same level as the floor boards, they have been used to take the nails to hold the skirting boards on.
My problem is that when asked about the construction of the house i said red brick as i didnt know about the course of cinder block and i would like to know if the strength of the block would be a problem with the extra weight of the loft? does this need to be pointed out to the structural engineer?
Also as a last point id li8ke to say that the blocks are total 5hite they crumble and where i have removed some skirting the blocks have broken out and left a crater where the nails were.
I would thank anyone for help advive or an opinion on this matter.....
Thanks,
Jsmithy.
I have a loft conversion planned and have had the structural calcs and everything is ready to go ahead!,
the issue i have is-:
when i have replaced a window with french doors (i had a question this delt with earlier...) i noticed that the whole of the inside leaf of the house wall all the way around is a single course of cinder block.(the rest of the house ib built from red brick)
The blocks start 2 bricks above the damp course and are at the same level as the floor boards, they have been used to take the nails to hold the skirting boards on.
My problem is that when asked about the construction of the house i said red brick as i didnt know about the course of cinder block and i would like to know if the strength of the block would be a problem with the extra weight of the loft? does this need to be pointed out to the structural engineer?
Also as a last point id li8ke to say that the blocks are total 5hite they crumble and where i have removed some skirting the blocks have broken out and left a crater where the nails were.
I would thank anyone for help advive or an opinion on this matter.....
Thanks,
Jsmithy.