Hi.
I am now leaning toward hiring a SE to specify what lintel
and combined lintel/padstone I require.
What is a ball park figure that this pro will charge?

Thanks.

Arthur

On Dec 1, 10:25*am, Arthur 51 wrote:
Hi.
I am now leaning toward hiring a SE to specify what lintel
and combined lintel/padstone I require.
What is a ball park figure that this pro will charge?

Thanks.

Arthur

I think I paid about £300 to have a beam with brick peers and
conctrete foundations specified.

Robert

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 02:25:12 -0800 (PST), Arthur 51
wrote:
Hi.
I am now leaning toward hiring a SE to specify what lintel
and combined lintel/padstone I require.


Thank goodness for that!


What is a ball park figure that this pro will charge?


Phone around and ask, then negotiate. You don't need a chartered
structural engineer; a qualified structural technician will be more
than adequate.

RobertL wrote:
On Dec 1, 10:25 am, Arthur 51 wrote:
Hi.
I am now leaning toward hiring a SE to specify what lintel
and combined lintel/padstone I require.
What is a ball park figure that this pro will charge?

Thanks.

Arthur

I think I paid about £300 to have a beam with brick peers

I knew some of the lords were pretty fossilised but I never realised that
they'd resorted to using brick ones. ;-)

Tim

Arthur 51 wrote:
Hi.
I am now leaning toward hiring a SE to specify what lintel
and combined lintel/padstone I require.
What is a ball park figure that this pro will charge?

Thanks.

Arthur
couple of hundred

RobertL wrote:

I think I paid about £300 to have a beam with brick peers

Lord Ibstock and Baron London BC?

On 1 Dec, 12:49, (Steve Firth) wrote:
RobertL wrote:
I think I paid about £300 to have a beam with brick peers

Lord Ibstock and Baron London BC?

I'd hope for Archer and Mandelson.

On 1 Dec, 12:34, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Arthur 51 wrote:
Hi.
I am now leaning toward hiring a SE to specify what lintel
and combined lintel/padstone I require.
What is a ball park figure that this pro will charge?

Thanks.

Arthur

couple of hundred

Thanks, gents.

2-300 doesn't sound too frightening but I will have to charge the wife
a bit more
next year.

Arthur

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Arthur 51 wrote:
I am now leaning toward hiring a SE to specify what lintel
and combined lintel/padstone I require.
What is a ball park figure that this pro will charge?

It will depend on how far he has to travel, but 150-300 should cover it.

--
*On the other hand, you have different fingers*

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

"Arthur 51" wrote in message
...
Hi.
I am now leaning toward hiring a SE to specify what lintel
and combined lintel/padstone I require.
What is a ball park figure that this pro will charge?

Thanks.

Arthur

I used one 3 years ago and the rate was £85/hour + VAT

On Dec 1, 11:30*am, Bruce wrote:
On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 02:25:12 -0800 (PST), Arthur 51

wrote:
Hi.
I am now leaning toward hiring a SE to specify what lintel
and combined lintel/padstone I require.

Thank goodness for that!

What is a ball park figure that this pro will charge?

Phone around and ask, then negotiate. *You don't need a chartered
structural engineer; a qualified structural technician will be more
than adequate.


Alsoi check whether the price includes them coming back to check the
work has been done correctly (if that's what you want). I gto a nice
spec from my SE which I gave to the builders. They then built
something different; They made the piers too thick. I guess building
control would have spotted it, but maybe BC would not have been
concerned if they considered it structurally OK.

Robert

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 07:32:59 -0800 (PST), RobertL
wrote:

On Dec 1, 11:30*am, Bruce wrote:
On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 02:25:12 -0800 (PST), Arthur 51

wrote:
Hi.
I am now leaning toward hiring a SE to specify what lintel
and combined lintel/padstone I require.

Thank goodness for that!

What is a ball park figure that this pro will charge?

Phone around and ask, then negotiate. *You don't need a chartered
structural engineer; a qualified structural technician will be more
than adequate.


Alsoi check whether the price includes them coming back to check the
work has been done correctly (if that's what you want).


If you want them to do that, then specify it when asking for a quote.
They are not clairvoyant.

On 1 Dec, 11:30, Bruce wrote:
Phone around and ask, then negotiate. *You don't need a chartered
structural engineer; a qualified structural technician will be more
than adequate.

Adequate to produce the figures but possibly not able to sign them off
as compliant to Building Regs?

Owain

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:15:07 -0800 (PST), Owain
wrote:

On 1 Dec, 11:30, Bruce wrote:
Phone around and ask, then negotiate. *You don't need a chartered
structural engineer; a qualified structural technician will be more
than adequate.

Adequate to produce the figures but possibly not able to sign them off
as compliant to Building Regs?


Are you stating that, or asking a question?

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:58:23 -0800 (PST), Owain
wrote:
On 1 Dec, 18:11, Bruce wrote:
Adequate to produce the figures but possibly not able to sign them off
as compliant to Building Regs?
Are you stating that, or asking a question?

Asking a question. That wiggly thing at the end was a hint.


Then ask your local BCO.

On Dec 1, 10:25*am, Arthur 51 wrote:
I am now leaning toward hiring a SE to specify what lintel
and combined lintel/padstone I require.
What is a ball park figure that this pro will charge?

I would do more than lean toward, because your previous post indicated
you had a short support area - requiring rebar reinforced padstone. It
needs proper calculation to ensure you are not under, because
structural problems don't generally result in cracks - just
collapse :-)

As much for peace of mind.

Arthur 51 wrote:
On 1 Dec, 12:34, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Arthur 51 wrote:
Hi.
I am now leaning toward hiring a SE to specify what lintel
and combined lintel/padstone I require.
What is a ball park figure that this pro will charge?
Thanks.
Arthur
couple of hundred

Thanks, gents.

2-300 doesn't sound too frightening but I will have to charge the wife
a bit more
next year.

Arthur
Do you mean charge OUT?

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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Arthur 51 wrote:
On 1 Dec, 12:34, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Arthur 51 wrote:
Hi.
I am now leaning toward hiring a SE to specify what lintel
and combined lintel/padstone I require.
What is a ball park figure that this pro will charge?
Thanks.
Arthur
couple of hundred

Thanks, gents.

2-300 doesn't sound too frightening but I will have to charge the wife
a bit more
next year.

Arthur
Do you mean charge OUT?


...the charge for my body...but not outside in this weather.

Arthur

Arthur 51 wrote:
"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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Arthur 51 wrote:
On 1 Dec, 12:34, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Arthur 51 wrote:
Hi.
I am now leaning toward hiring a SE to specify what lintel
and combined lintel/padstone I require.
What is a ball park figure that this pro will charge?
Thanks.
Arthur
couple of hundred
Thanks, gents.

2-300 doesn't sound too frightening but I will have to charge the wife
a bit more
next year.

Arthur
Do you mean charge OUT?


..the charge for my body...but not outside in this weather.

Arthur



So where is Roof, the structural engineer, when we need him?