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23rd January 2017, 18:18 | #11 |
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I know there are folk on the forum who enjoy harassment etc. If it's possible at all I really like to add a bit of humour if I can to some of the posts I make, in order to help folk out of the pit of depression they sometimes get in. Dartmoor prison. Terrible place to work and dangerous too. We were working to give hot and cold running water in all the cells. Central heating and a toilet pan. TV and radio points too. Previously all there was in all of the cells was a bucket for you know what. Digging trenches outside for services we had to have steel roofing erected above us to avoid the knives and sharp objects that were thrown at us. Even socks filled with excrement-------and all we were was trying to greatly improve their living conditions. PS Sorry Mr OP. I went just a little off thread there.--Back on topic now. Lol. Last edited by COLVERT; 23rd January 2017 at 18:24.. |
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But I add, the joist directions need to be checked for sure. |
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I'll pull up the floors and have a look at the weekend. Would you say it's normal of a late 80's house to have brick walls throughout on the ground floor?
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Not bad for a chap who also understands batteries and alternators. My guess would be that the joists run across the internal walls which are therefore supporting the floors above. So, agreed, a check on the direction of the joists is needed. Even then, I would always get an architect's opinion. |
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Sometimes however a load bearing lightweight block is used. This is for insulation and sound deadening. All of the houses in the pic below, up to a total of 40 were in a contract I ran at Newton Abbott, Devon in the 80 s. At that time they were selling for £90,000 to £150,000 which was a fair amount though they were all 5 bedroom places. |
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Unfortunately yes. I've done some re-furb of some very old houses with odd shaped walls and roofs. Twice I've had the visiting Architect remove my working sketches from the office wall only to arrive a day or two later with OFFICIAL architects drawings of what I'd already constructed. Lol. I could write a book about the goings on I've been involved in during my working life. When I look back I can't even believe that I managed to fit in all the things I've been involved with. |
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When I wanted to knock my loo and bathroom into one I spoke to a friend who was a structural engineer.
He came round looked at the wall - breeze block construction - and ripped some skirting off. The wall was running parallel to the roof rafters but in between them and was build on a piece of 4 x 2 timber laid on top of the floor boards. He had no hesitation in saying it could go. It's a 1930's house. |
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The joists upstairs, do they run parallel to the wall you want to remove or at right angles to it? if at right angles then they may rest on the wall you want to remove. Is there an upstairs wall sitting on top of the wall you want to remove? I can only ask questions, don't know enough to make a recommendation macafee2 |
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Don't forget any structural changes RSJ's etc should be approved under Building Control. Also if there use to be a wall in the identical position on the first floor you could suffer from a lack of rigidity so tying in via an RSJ or pin will help reduce the chance of wall bow, though the plan looks like the house is quite small structurally.
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In terms of size, if I knock that wall out, the length of the kitchen diner should be around 5m long so at a stab I'd say the full length of the house is maybe 8.5m/9m in total. It's detached if that makes any difference.
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