Bricking up from lintel to upper floor wall

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Hi,
Could someone tell me the correct way to re-brick from rsj to upper floor wall, which is currently supported with strong boys.
There are around 5 courses of brickwork from top of rsj to bottom of upper floor wall, the upper floor wall is resting on a wood plank, how do I fill the gap from top of brickwork to wood plank, do i fill with mortar, let it dry then lower tension on strong boys slowly over a few hours to let wall settle, or do I pack out gap with slate and mortar?.
Maybe a photo might explain better!
Any help much appreciated as this needs to be done today if possible
Many thanks
Mark
 

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There's different methods using slate or mortar. One method I use is to build up the brickwork, and then fill the joint a bit on one side and then leave the brickwork and mortar to settle. Next day use a dry pack mix to pack in the mortar tight. The bit of wetter mortar used the day before stops it pushing out the other side. Leave the strong boys in. You don't want to allow the wall above to settle down onto it.
Are Building Control looking at this?
 
hi Stuart
Thanks for reply, my builder has done a runner! And I’ve been left to finish off as best I can
Not sure if building control are looking at it, I just know this section of wall shouldn’t have been removed,
The wall above is not holding anything above just to top of bedroom wall, there was talk of knocking that down to but decided not to go ahead
Your method sound good, I was just going to wedge in some slate and mortar leave till dry and slowly reduce pressure, can’t see to much of an issue realy
 
Slate can be used as well if you've got any. You don't ease the acros off gently to allow the wall to settle down. You wait to allow the mortar to harden up enough so the wall above doesn't settle.
As regards Building Control, taking out a load bearing wall is notifiable work. It could come up in a survey if you want to sell.
I only asked about it because the piers and bearing for the steel might not come up to the Building Inspector's expectations.
 
Hi,
Could someone tell me the correct way to re-brick from rsj to upper floor wall, which is currently supported with strong boys.
There are around 5 courses of brickwork from top of rsj to bottom of upper floor wall, the upper floor wall is resting on a wood plank, how do I fill the gap from top of brickwork to wood plank, do i fill with mortar, let it dry then lower tension on strong boys slowly over a few hours to let wall settle, or do I pack out gap with slate and mortar?.
Maybe a photo might explain better!
Any help much appreciated as this needs to be done today if possible
Many thanks
Mark
The scaffold board should not be there.
You'll have to recip out the bit of board between the strongies and brick up to the masonry.
 
Thanks Stuart, yes I wasn’t going to reduce pressure when still wet! But only once dry. Just wondered regarding the wood blank running on bottom of top wall, is that ok to take mortar, I guess it is as it was before looking at ends
 
Thanks Stuart, yes I wasn’t going to reduce pressure when still wet! But only once dry. Just wondered regarding the wood blank running on bottom of top wall, is that ok to take mortar, I guess it is as it was before looking at ends
See above
 
If that's an original wall plate that you sometimes find in older properties in walls between floors then it should be OK to leave in. Normally for this kind of work an SE has done calcs for the steel and given a brief spec for the work, and the job is checked by Building Control.
 
Many thanks for replies, I am going to use engineering bricks to infill, any recommendations on mix, 4:1 or 3:1
 
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