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In the process of installing 2 catnic lintels but now confused. Was expecting the extension horizontal joists to be supported by the outer wall which it is but inner wall is not supporting rafters or wall plate of main house as expected. They are supported by the breeze blocks with are half over cavity and half original  external wall.  Is this sort of thing ok. 

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Could you post more pictures?

 

The eccentricity / offset of the breeze blocks is very high and in general that is not OK. It is likely all wedged into place but seems a strange thing to do. May have been done as a way to close the cavity?

 

It's odd as it doesn't appear to be a wall plate? 

 

 

I'm hoping you've got some temporary props keeping everything in place and you're not standing beneath unsupported masonry....

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9 hours ago, dave1967 said:

Evening

In the process of installing 2 catnic lintels but now confused. Was expecting the extension horizontal joists to be supported by the outer wall which it is but inner wall is not supporting rafters or wall plate of main house as expected. They are supported by the breeze blocks with are half over cavity and half original  external wall.  Is this sort of thing ok. 

20220808_162006_HDR.jpg

On 24/05/2022 at 07:44, Nickfromwales said:

OK, so you will be keeping ( replacing ) the hot water cylinder for excess PV diversion to hot water, great.

What is this ‘magic heating box’? Can you show us pics as I’m at least very curious. Name / make / model etc?

Cheers.

 

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It is currently only about a meter and i have propped it and braced it. Yes they have closed the cavity with top bocks and put the wall plate on top.  Originally catnic specced two bxd100 lintels but ones going to be doing nothing with this set up.

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