You need to take the floor boards up upstairs and see if the floor joists are sitting on the wall. Also look if there is a brick wall at first floor level directly above the one below. If you need to put steel in then you will need to get building regs approval and you may need a structural engineer to design the beam. Wont matter now if you dont but when you come to sell it might pop up and cause you grief.
19-Nov-2004, 12:39 
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