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This is the beam a structural engineer told my neighbour he needed! 
It is only to hold the joists for second floor!
It is only to hold the joists for second floor!
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" Thou shall not lay a hedge when the birds are nesting" -
..................and hence the whole weight of the upper floor.
Looks a damm sight better than a RSJ though, you have to admit!
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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Reminds me of Grand Designs
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and of course the roof.Originally posted by Snadger View Post..................and hence the whole weight of the upper floor.Comment
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Make a good edge to a raised bed. Can you have the old one?Comment
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And I thought you were going to post about something that made you smile
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I misread it as Bean, who is massive - for his age.Originally posted by Jeanied View PostAnd I thought you were going to post about something that made you smileA simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/
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What would Vedder do?Comment
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As somebody who used to do structural design that doesn't look that big for what it has to do. Was expecting a beefy RSJ.
Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.
Which one are you and is it how you want to be?Comment
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I was thinking concrete...Originally posted by Alison View PostA simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/
BLOG UPDATED! http://haywayne.blogspot.com/2012/01...ar-demand.html 30/01/2012
Practise makes us a little better, it doesn't make us perfect.
What would Vedder do?Comment
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We do a lot of UIB's, its nice to see a tidy lump of wood. If its not too much trouble do you think I could borrow the sunshine in your picture for tomorrow, its a bit damp here.I'm only here cos I got on the wrong bus.Comment
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I'll bet a piece of timber like that cost a pretty penny...go on, who thinks three figures, who thinks four ?
Maybe I'm being obtuse here, but...they need to remove the old one presumably, to replace it with the new one. There must be an old one, or the second floor would have fallen down, yes ? (You can see where I'm going here, can't you.)
So having removed the old one, while they are putting the new one in, what is holding the bl***y house up ??
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When we had a bay window taken off the back of the house (to accommodate the conservatory ) they had to take a big oak lintel out which was three pieces of timber strapped together.. I went upstairs to the bedroom and could see daylight above the skirting board, reckon there was about three header bricks holding it up . Old house not cavity wall.... Never seen builders work so fast
S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
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You can't beat a bit of garden pornComment
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arco props. it's like new technology innitOriginally posted by snohare View PostI'll bet a piece of timber like that cost a pretty penny...go on, who thinks three figures, who thinks four ?
Maybe I'm being obtuse here, but...they need to remove the old one presumably, to replace it with the new one. There must be an old one, or the second floor would have fallen down, yes ? (You can see where I'm going here, can't you.)
So having removed the old one, while they are putting the new one in, what is holding the bl***y house up ??
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*Reminds me................must hire a couple of acro props this weekend before knocking the kitchen wall down.*
Just a boring catnic lintel to go in though...........I really do covet that bit of wood!
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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The beam is 300x300 and nearly 5metres long! He already has two oversized RSJ's going in for a single storey cavity wall. Real over kill I think. Ive been in the building game for 15 years and only ever seen a beam like that used on a huge bridge! It is a lovely bit of wood though. The price was about £500 which I dont think is that bad." Thou shall not lay a hedge when the birds are nesting"Comment
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