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Thickness of rsj lintels to support main wall

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 2.59 PM

Hi, what thickness rsj lintel would I need to use to support a main wall which needs to support 2 rooms above. Additional: I would like to thank the builders who replied. The builder I got did not tell me I needed a report, I told him this and not seen him since, must have been bad one. I have just brought the house, don't know anything about building work. Thank you all for your advice, Angie.

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3 Answers

Roc builders

Rating: 5 out of 5
Harlow
You won't get an answer like this. You need to pay a structural engineer to visit and do the calculations if you want this building to survive:)
Answered4 October 2013
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Anonymous user

please, you can not expect anyone to give you a steel size base on that information. Anyhow, this IS a structural opening and therefore Building Control by your local council MUST be involved, this can be done via a Building Notice with the appropriate fee for the works. They will also insist that a set of engineers calcs are provided. It will be false economy not to use a structural engineer and avoiding building control will only come back and bite you at the point of sale; plus you're putting your family at unnecessary risk if the beam fails!
Answered4 October 2013
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R.Hughes Building and Conservation Ltd

Rating: 5 out of 5
Wellingborough
Haha, someone is trying to get away with having to pay a structural engineer!! No chance that you will get an answer on here. You need to pay for a professional structural engineer to calculate the beams, building control will insist on it and your life relies on it!!!
Answered5 October 2013
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