rsj

Hi all Not a builder by any stretch but happy to give most things a go, I’m converting my garage to an office and the single side door I and removing and then widening the space to put in French doors with side windows (2090x2090) What I don’t really understand is what type RSJ I need - do I...

We’re looking to change the layout of the ground floor of our house to make the space more usable, and I think ultimately will need to remove perpendicular load bearing walls to achieve the ultimate layout I’ve attached the floor plan below, ideally I’d like to remove as much of the walls...

I’m building a quite large corner desk for my son. We have a Victorian house with a loft conversion. I’ve made a wooden frame for one side of the desk and drilled into the brick wall just fine. I am having major problems drilling into the other wall. When the loft was done, the ceiling was...

Hi, first post here so go easy ha. I am wanting to put a steel in to knock out a wall holding up first floor joists with one end of rsj resting on back of the house and the other on an internal block wall… however due to the awkward shape of the floor layout I would like to build a new block...

I'm extending into an adjoining garage to make it a living space and making a 3m opening in the cavity wall between the house and garage. Will require two 152 RSJs. Removal of the internal leaf will leave a very small wall (330mm) supporting the existing concrete lintel and one of the new RSJ...

Hi all. I have just had a hole made in the back of my house, RSJ fitted and bifolds installed. I was going to stick some batons to the underside of the RSJ and then fix plasterboard to that (as I needed to fill a 2inch gap at the top. However, I am now looking at fitting blinds so need that 2...

Hi Folks, I am currently making a dining room/kitchen open plan and I'm wondering if anyone can advise on the issue I have. At the moment, I am installing padstones but not sure on the way that they are supposed to be situated when the beam is resting on them. Initially, I was going to...

A quick one hopefully. Beam / padstone all specced out by SE. BC onboard. 4.6 meter rsj (x2 bolted ). Acro supporting inner wall - joists rest on blocks, no rotten ends etc. all good. Strong boys for the outer skin - that’s the question - can strong boys be inserted through the outer...

I'm not a builder or engineer, just want a second opinion. We've had our chimney breast removed in our downstairs and on the first floor bedrooms. Our builders have put an RSJ across the downstairs ceiling and then a timber column in the wall between the 2 bedrooms upstairs. The timber column is...

Hi, Long story short, we got someone to remove a load bearing wall and replace it with a beam. One side of beam is resting on a non functional chimney. Approx 120mm on each side. We did not realise at the time that we needed to have it signed off by building control so nothing has been done...

Hi. After some guidance. Just had a new rsj fitted after supporting wall removed but it had to join to another. Structural engineer and guidance was sorted. And builder completed per recommendations. When the acros were removed, the bricks dropped a little. Given the total span of 4.3 meters...

I have installed a steel beam to support a small, load bearing wall, 1500 in length (with all SE calcs). The beam is in sitchu and supported with acrows, and I have the Padstones now sitting under each end of the steel. However, I am left with a 40mm gap between the bottom of the padstones and...

Hi Hope someone can offer advice. We’re currently having an extension built and some aluminium French doors installed. There was a small gap around 25mm between the door frame and the RSJ. The company who installed the doors said the aluminium frame cannot be installed directly against the...

Just had an rsj fitted in a 1940s house and the padstone wall beneath one end is part of a older wall with a bit of the mortar crumbling plus it's not the straightist of walls. It's been suggested to add L shaped metal strips to further link it to the wall it is perpendicular to and put sand and...

Hi, I have a 60's built chalet in which I am doing some alterations. I intended putting a timber studwall in, beneath a RSJ and move the corner entrance lounge door over by 400mm (away from the RSJ). Having chipped the plaster away to reveal the existing lintel I have found the RSJ spanning an...

Hi, we're doing up a stone house, and have lots of vapour-related potential problems. Today's problem: we have an RSJ across a room, both ends in external stone walls, supporting the first floor joists. We're installing internal insulation (stud etc.) on all external walls, so the RSJ is a cold...

Hi all, helping my father with some renovations and need advice prepping for plastering around some door openings he’s had put in. I’ve done a fair amount of plastering on my own house but I’m not a professional. These are probably stupid questions but any advice would be appreciated! First...

Hey everyone I’ve had builders install 3 beams in my house. A vertical column then an I beam resting on the column one end and resting in the webbing of a big I beam the other. The council have come and signed it off and said in passing to fireproof the beams which is fairly straight forward...

Long story short. Am buying a 1930s mid terrace. It’s a full refurb and the vendors are saying the wall taken out between galley kitchen and diner was not a supporting wall hence no extra support needed. Our surveyor has typically said it needs checking to be sure... on the original floor plans...

Greetings all, Could someone please tell me what a builder would charge to remove RSJ beams within a floor structure. Just the beams and not any timber. The floor to ceiling height is around 5 mtrs. What would be the rate for removal per mtr (Including all plant and labour)? Many thanks...