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Old 12th February 2017, 20:46   #21
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Hurrah!

I had a structural engineer come round at the weekend and he confirmed that the wall is not load bearing and that an RSJ is not necessary.

That's a few quid saved

Now to see about getting a builder to do the job and fit me a new kitchen.
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Old 13th February 2017, 13:54   #22
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if not load bearing why not do it yourself?
whilst not load bearing what does it do for the wall on the right with the doors on?

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Old 13th February 2017, 16:35   #23
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if not load bearing why not do it yourself?
whilst not load bearing what does it do for the wall on the right with the doors on?

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I was tempted to do it myself but I just CBA. I want a crew in to knock it down and do my kitchen with all the tiling and plastering in one go. Lazy? yes. Expensive? Probably. Worth it. Yes (hopefully).

Turns out that wall with all the doors on is the load bearing wall of the house. I also managed to find an architects drawing for a house around the corner that had an extension done on my local council website - it would appear that the wall that separates the dining room and kitchen is helping to prop up that internal load bearing wall.
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Old 13th February 2017, 22:57   #24
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If in doubt how about cut an inspection hole in kitchen ceiling and have a look whats resting on top of the wall in the between floor cavity. Minor repair to the ceiling could save £'s in RSJ costs.
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Old 14th February 2017, 07:44   #25
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If in doubt how about cut an inspection hole in kitchen ceiling and have a look whats resting on top of the wall in the between floor cavity. Minor repair to the ceiling could save £'s in RSJ costs.
Even cheaper to pull floorboards upstairs to have a look...
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Even cheaper to pull floorboards upstairs to have a look...
It is indeed - that's what happened.
We could tell just by the way the boards were screwed down and the distance between them.
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Old 14th February 2017, 21:29   #27
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I was tempted to do it myself but I just CBA. I want a crew in to knock it down and do my kitchen with all the tiling and plastering in one go. Lazy? yes. Expensive? Probably. Worth it. Yes (hopefully).

Turns out that wall with all the doors on is the load bearing wall of the house. I also managed to find an architects drawing for a house around the corner that had an extension done on my local council website - it would appear that the wall that separates the dining room and kitchen is helping to prop up that internal load bearing wall.
The wall you speak of is also helping to prop up the External load bearing wall. ( Depending on which way your roof is constructed. )


Which way does the ridge run with respect to your floor plan ??
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Old 15th February 2017, 09:23   #28
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The wall you speak of is also helping to prop up the External load bearing wall. ( Depending on which way your roof is constructed. )


Which way does the ridge run with respect to your floor plan ??
Forgive my attempt at explaining this...

My house is a rectangle with a triangular prism (Toblerone) style roof. The ends of the prism are at the short sides of the rectangle.

When you say ridge, what do you mean? My knowledge on this whole subject is a little light to say the least hehe.
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Forgive my attempt at explaining this...

My house is a rectangle with a triangular prism (Toblerone) style roof. The ends of the prism are at the short sides of the rectangle.

When you say ridge, what do you mean? My knowledge on this whole subject is a little light to say the least hehe.
The ridge is the highest point normally with what looks like half round tiles running along it.--
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The ridge is the highest point normally with what looks like half round tiles running along it.--
Ah got yeah, in that case it's as I said? Like a Toblerone at the peak of the prism hehe
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