Would it be ok to remove bricks from my sleeper walls so I can get
from one side of my house to the other ? This would make cable laying
and pipe insulation much easier than pulling up floor boards in
different parts of the room.

I don't want to risk affecting structural integrity just a big enough
gap to crawl into the next "run" fro want of a better description

Freefall

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Freefall wrote:

Would it be ok to remove bricks from my sleeper walls so I can get
from one side of my house to the other ? This would make cable laying
and pipe insulation much easier than pulling up floor boards in
different parts of the room.

I don't want to risk affecting structural integrity just a big enough
gap to crawl into the next "run" fro want of a better description

Freefall

Should be possible. In order to get a big enough gap to crawl through,
though, you're likely to leave at least one floor joist unsupported if you
just remove the wall - so you may have to use a lintel, which would reduce
the headroom by 150mm or so. How high are the walls?
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On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:00:10 -0700, Freefall wrote:

Would it be ok to remove bricks from my sleeper walls so I can get from
one side of my house to the other ? This would make cable laying and pipe
insulation much easier than pulling up floor boards in different parts of
the room.

I don't want to risk affecting structural integrity just a big enough gap
to crawl into the next "run" fro want of a better description

Freefall

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There should be gaps (missing bricks) there already to provide a
ventilation cross-flow. With care you can use these existing gaps to feed
both pipework and cables. The joists which are supported by the sleeper
walls are at 14" centres approximately so unless you're very thin you
probably won't be able to open up any gaps without damaging the support
for the joists. I had to rebuild parts of my sleeper walls a few years ago
when I fitted new floors. They had been damaged over the years by various
plumbers and electricians who left the floors very creaky in places.

Cic.

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"Cicero" wrote in message
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On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:00:10 -0700, Freefall wrote:

Would it be ok to remove bricks from my sleeper walls so I can get from
one side of my house to the other ? This would make cable laying and pipe
insulation much easier than pulling up floor boards in different parts of
the room.

I don't want to risk affecting structural integrity just a big enough gap
to crawl into the next "run" fro want of a better description

Freefall

===============================
There should be gaps (missing bricks) there already to provide a
ventilation cross-flow. With care you can use these existing gaps to feed
both pipework and cables. The joists which are supported by the sleeper
walls are at 14" centres approximately so unless you're very thin you
probably won't be able to open up any gaps without damaging the support
for the joists. I had to rebuild parts of my sleeper walls a few years ago
when I fitted new floors. They had been damaged over the years by various
plumbers and electricians who left the floors very creaky in places.


In one house I lived in that had the sleeper walls you describe I smashed
some of the wall down to allow access and rebuilt two new small joist
supports both sides of the hole so there was still access. Basically just a
couple of brick pillars for the now unsupported joist.

Adam

On 22 Apr, 17:22, "ARWadsworth"
wrote:
"Cicero" wrote in message
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On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:00:10 -0700, Freefall wrote:

Would it be ok to remove bricks from my sleeper walls so I can get from
one side of my house to the other ? This would make cable laying and pipe
insulation much easier than pulling up floor boards in different parts of
the room.

I don't want to risk affecting structural integrity just a big enough gap
to crawl into the next "run" fro want of a better description

Freefall

===============================
There should be gaps (missing bricks) there already to provide a
ventilation cross-flow. With care you can use these existing gaps to feed
both pipework and cables. The joists which are supported by the sleeper
walls are at 14" centres approximately so unless you're very thin you
probably won't be able to open up any gaps without damaging the support
for the joists. I had to rebuild parts of my sleeper walls a few years ago
when I fitted new floors. They had been damaged over the years by various
plumbers and electricians who left the floors very creaky in places.

In one house I lived in that had the sleeper walls you describe I smashed
some of the wall down to allow access and rebuilt two new small joist
supports both sides of the hole so there was still access. Basically just a
couple of brick pillars for the now unsupported joist.

Adam

Another option is to remove enough wall to get through then support
the now unsupported joist by using noggins to both its neighbours.


NT

Another option is to remove enough wall to get through then support
the now unsupported joist by using noggins to both its neighbours.


NT