Brammers

Yeah, I realise now that taking that wall out wasn't the best move but when someone you know as a builder says you can... 😕 According to some of the building regs (that I found on Google) I've read, if I (or a builder) was to replace a joist and sat it wall to wall, I can use C24 44/47x175mm for the span I'd need. My ajoining neighbours house is a mirror of mine and they don't have a wall/pillar like I do, without an RSJ so I'm keeping my fingers crossed! (might be the only thing I can do!) Once I manage to get a builder out, I'll post an update what what they say. Does it need to be an SE that looks or can it be a builder? John

Good evening all, Thank you for your replies and sorry mine is late! I do plan on getting a builder out but they don't seem to be very forthcoming. In regards the the floor joists, the "new" sections are 1900mm in lenth, they are supporting a false wall (I can't think of the proper name). Where the pillar is in the kitchen, the last joist on one of the pictures is sat on there and the others are to the left, if the makes sense? I've attached a picture which would hopefully make more sense. I'm wondering if I can replace the ones that have already been cut and place them on the walls either side like they would be if it was a new build (at a guess) I do have a plan of my kitchen when I got my new one designed, I'll make some notes on that and post it here for you to have a look at. On that note, something I was talking to my neighbours about this and they reminded me, before I bought my house there was a water leak in the bathroom that basically flooded the house, and because it was cold at the time it froze too, I wonder if the 3 joists took the brunt of it and started to rot and that's why they were replaced. Pure guess. Thank you, I hadn't thought of that. He is due out, hopefully next week to have a look and go from there. Thank you with all your help with this, I do truly appreciate it! John

Good afternoon everyone, I hope you are enjoying the bank holiday weekend! I'm new here, I've had a look around and I can't see a topic on the issue I have (which I guess is a good thing!). There is a bit of a backstory here so please do bear with me. I moved into my house coming up to 4 years ago, there was a wall in the kitchen that didn't make much sense in being there so I spoke with a (former) friend who I knew as a builder, he came round and had a look and noticed that above one of the walls I wanted to remove, there had been 3 (partly) replaced joists that were held together with a few wood screws, he advised me that I needed to put 2 x 12mm coach bolts through each them and then I'll be ok to remove the wall below. So that's what me and my old man did one weekend, there was a pillar which was part of an old wall which I left in as I liked it as a feature, (this was 3 years ago) the wall got removed bit by bit with no issues. Fast forward to last week (W/B 25/04/22), I want to remove the pillar now to fully open up the kitchen and the remaining wall that formed a breakfast bar. I wanted to get a builder in to confirm that I was able to remove the pillar with no issues and that's when everything seemed to snowball! I spoke to one builder (Monday, last week) and he asked me to send over some pictures and he'll let me know when he would be able to get out to have a look. Tuesday afternoon rolls around and I get a phone call saying he thinks I'll need a structural engineer, he gave me the number of a mate of his, I then spoke with him, he thinks I'll need an RSJ, I want to avoid this where possible as it'll have to be a 7m to reach side to side of my kitchen. I've been Googling (as you do to try and learn about the issue) and found that I might be able to replace the joists as the span is 3200mm (ish) using C24 47x175mm timber, I spoke to the structural engineer and he seems adamant that I'll need an RSJ (he hasn't been around to look yet) I looked at the average price of a 5m RSJ supplied and fitted and it seems to be just over £1k, not something I was expecting and not something I can “just pay for” either. So, after all that, my question is, can I not just replace the joists so that they sit wall to wall? I understand it’s a floor boards up, wiring out and ceiling down etc but I’d prefer to do that than have a 7m RSJ in my kitchen. I put the acro's in as a "just in case" it's been fine for the last 3 years. Any advice is much appreciated