steel beam

Hi Experts, I need some guidance on covering an external beam which builders have installed for rear bifolds. The beam is 305x305 in the external cavity wall as shown in the attached pic. The beam is above the ceiling level of ground floor. The architect suggested that there should be a brick...

Hi there, grateful for some advice on this query. We purchased our house in 2016, with a little conservatory on the back. Apparently this was built before previous owners bought in 2007, and no building regs in place so We purchased indemnity insurance instead in order to get mortgage agreed...

Good afternoon, We have started loft conversion today. Sadly after builders uncovered the roof they discovered that unlike structural engineer's assumption existing joists are not resting on the wall but are attached to rafters which then take the load to the wall which is much lower. I have...

The outside of my unusual conservatory needs finishing. Above the doors is a 152 mm steel beam (approx. 4.3 m), which has the grey factory coating. On top of the steel are aluminium window frames - with no sill - in RAL 7016. They are only a few mm behind the front of the flange of the steel...

I've started the long and hard process or demolishing a cowboy loft conversion and building a new loft conversion. my progress so far the builder of the loft that i've taken down is John Slaytor company called loftco.co.uk avoid. I've managed to salvage 65% of the parts and from the old loft and...

Our builder is on site for our loft conversion. He has laid a heavy long beam but one support is on the edge of the brick wall of the garden elevation and the metal spreader under the beam extends to the top of our first floor small bathroom window. The builder reckons its okay but I am unsure -...

Hi all, We have had an extension done and have recently knocked through and put in a large steel. The builder (and project manager) has put the steel on a padstone and the padstone is suspended across the two leaves of the cavity wall. The cavity wall that it is sat on used to have a closed...

I need some advice on the size of steel beam to support a glass roof. I am building a conservatory glass roof 4.5 meters wide by 8.5 meters long. The glass will be 800mm wide supported on 100mm x 100mm beams at 4.5 M long. I need to put a steel beam as a purling along the 8.5m in the middle of...

Hi, This is my first post, for a while I have enjoyed reading through many posts and learning :). I have a 3 bedroom end terrace (ground floor and first floor with truss roof), i have had an extension built to the rear of the house via permitted development (external size 3mx7m with vaulted...

Hi all, I'm after a bit of advice regarding steel beams and building control. I'm building a garage extension and have consulted a structural engineer who has provided beam calculations etc. I've put in the building notice to the council and have started shopping around for steel beams. My...

What would be the best way to fix a piece of 4x2 to the top of a steel ridge beam? The 4x2 would be used to fix the rafters to to create a vaulted ceiling.

Hi there, As per the title I have granted PP to build above my flat roof single storey kitchen. I understand that a steel beam will need to be inserted into the load bearing walls. How does this work in terms of building control, structural plans etc. Will the inspector's need to see...

Hi guys, looking for a bit of friendly advice on removing a chimney breast in the living room. Have already had a steel beam fitted in the loft by a professional company to support the chimney breast, and I personally removed the section in the upstairs bedroom no problem, and was moving on to...

I've just moved into 1930s semi detached house and have had the chimney breast on the first floor removed. The builder has added steels which have been approved by building regs. The next door neighbour was concerned that we didn't get a party wall agreement but the builder said we didn't need...

I have just started my own DIY loft conversion. I have already obtained planning permission and building regs permission. I removed all of the rubbish from the loft and then had scaffolding installed. The structural engineer drawing specifies three loft pieces of PFC steel beams which are 4.9M...