Hi All

Well Ive dug my footings ready for the concrete bases to be laid to
support some steel posts which will support my RSJ, and I've propped
my load baring wall with 3 acros + strong boys. I'm just about to
remove the wall but am a bit hesitant, will 3 acros be enough? I have
a 10ft opening and have put one acro one side of the wall onto the
ground under the floorboards and have 2 the other side one directlty
supporting an existing RSJ which terminated on this wall and the other
about 3 ft next to it. I have spread the load for these two acros on
an old thick worktop. I have tightened my props so I cannot budge them
unless I hit them with a club hammer, should that be engough? The
building control guy came and said it looked ok but all he was
concerned about was the footings for the new arch way!!!

Any comments on this? should I add one more the other side?


Cheers

Richard

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Hi All

Well Ive dug my footings ready for the concrete bases to be laid to
support some steel posts which will support my RSJ, and I've propped
my load baring wall with 3 acros + strong boys. I'm just about to
remove the wall but am a bit hesitant, will 3 acros be enough? I have
a 10ft opening and have put one acro one side of the wall onto the
ground under the floorboards and have 2 the other side one directlty
supporting an existing RSJ which terminated on this wall and the other
about 3 ft next to it. I have spread the load for these two acros on
an old thick worktop. I have tightened my props so I cannot budge them
unless I hit them with a club hammer, should that be engough? The
building control guy came and said it looked ok but all he was
concerned about was the footings for the new arch way!!!

Any comments on this? should I add one more the other side?

Just to further clarify, I am removing part of a wall below the ceiling level so i have not proped the ceiling, but the remainder of the wall below the ceiling. The joists run front to back and terminate ontop of the wall I'm part removing. My dad said he thinks I should prop the ceiling with acros and a scaffold board but doing this will not actually support the wall.

Advice, comments?

Cheers

Richard

On 27 Sep 2004 10:32:12 -0700, (Richard) wrote:

Hi All

Well Ive dug my footings ready for the concrete bases to be laid to
support some steel posts which will support my RSJ, and I've propped
my load baring wall with 3 acros + strong boys. I'm just about to
remove the wall but am a bit hesitant, will 3 acros be enough? I have
a 10ft opening and have put one acro one side of the wall onto the
ground under the floorboards and have 2 the other side one directlty
supporting an existing RSJ which terminated on this wall and the other
about 3 ft next to it. I have spread the load for these two acros on
an old thick worktop. I have tightened my props so I cannot budge them
unless I hit them with a club hammer, should that be engough? The
building control guy came and said it looked ok but all he was
concerned about was the footings for the new arch way!!!

Any comments on this? should I add one more the other side?


Cheers

Richard

Be carefull not to wind up the acro's so that you life the top of the
house off the bottom !!!!!

I would be more worried about what is under the acro, rather than the
strength od the thing. I put them on "feet" made from big chunks of
timber.

Also check to ensure the floors/roof above are still well supported.

If the acro's are in the way of doing the work, now is the time to
move them, BEFORE the work starts.

Rick

Rick Dipper wrote in message . ..
On 27 Sep 2004 10:32:12 -0700, (Richard) wrote:

Hi All

Well Ive dug my footings ready for the concrete bases to be laid to
support some steel posts which will support my RSJ, and I've propped
my load baring wall with 3 acros + strong boys. I'm just about to
remove the wall but am a bit hesitant, will 3 acros be enough? I have
a 10ft opening and have put one acro one side of the wall onto the
ground under the floorboards and have 2 the other side one directlty
supporting an existing RSJ which terminated on this wall and the other
about 3 ft next to it. I have spread the load for these two acros on
an old thick worktop. I have tightened my props so I cannot budge them
unless I hit them with a club hammer, should that be engough? The
building control guy came and said it looked ok but all he was
concerned about was the footings for the new arch way!!!

Any comments on this? should I add one more the other side?


Cheers

Richard

Be carefull not to wind up the acro's so that you life the top of the
house off the bottom !!!!!

I would be more worried about what is under the acro, rather than the
strength od the thing. I put them on "feet" made from big chunks of
timber.

Also check to ensure the floors/roof above are still well supported.

If the acro's are in the way of doing the work, now is the time to
move them, BEFORE the work starts.

Rick


Thanks for your response Rick

Cheers

Richard