On Oct 3, 11:45*pm, "Steve Walker" wrote:
George (dicegeorge) wrote:
New Metal Beam Safe?

I would value your opinion on whether the new metal beam
which some builders put into my kitchen today is safe.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2cmsvvd&s=4

I'm no expert but it looks a foot too short to me,
and I fear that because it is on one end of a concrete block
it put a huge cracking force on the right of the block
and crack the block...

Looks fine to me - They'll fill the gap to the wall below with brick, slate
and/or dry-packed mortar, and the load will be spread more evenly then.

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Nobody has asked the question: who specified the lintel? Whenever
I've had this kind of thing done (ony twice) I've had an engineer in
to calculate the loads and specify the type and size of beam. the BCO
has wanted to see the calculation or at least to know who did it.

With regard to how the buyer's surveyor would know the doorway had
been widened: these people are usually familiar with many houses in
eth area. If there are other houses of the same type nearby he will
know what the original design was becuase he has surveyed lots of them
in the past.
Robert