Greenwoods
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I'm in the process of sorting out our kitchen and could do with some advice.
Previous owners took out the kitchen wall and knocked down the scullery part of the house, putting a conservatory in its place.
the conservatory just runs flush with the kitchen walls and, although no movement, I've had my suspicions about what is (or isn't...) holding up the opening. We're looking at putting in some return walls (to give extra support and also provide a surface for a new conservatory) - now, having chipped off some plaster (board) from the ceiling, I can see there isn't a lintel, instead just two thick beams of wood have been bolted on to the last floor beam above.
So, we need to fit a lintel and my question is:
will it be ok (in terms of "breathability") to out in two small return walls using standard concrete blocks (with a concrete lintel over) - these will essentially be internal walls and replacing what was once there - or, should we be looking at using, say, clay blocks with a lime render?
I'm keen to keep the house as breathable as possible and we don't have any damp issues, but I'm wondering if using concrete blocks for this small, internal work will matter?
Previous owners took out the kitchen wall and knocked down the scullery part of the house, putting a conservatory in its place.
the conservatory just runs flush with the kitchen walls and, although no movement, I've had my suspicions about what is (or isn't...) holding up the opening. We're looking at putting in some return walls (to give extra support and also provide a surface for a new conservatory) - now, having chipped off some plaster (board) from the ceiling, I can see there isn't a lintel, instead just two thick beams of wood have been bolted on to the last floor beam above.
So, we need to fit a lintel and my question is:
will it be ok (in terms of "breathability") to out in two small return walls using standard concrete blocks (with a concrete lintel over) - these will essentially be internal walls and replacing what was once there - or, should we be looking at using, say, clay blocks with a lime render?
I'm keen to keep the house as breathable as possible and we don't have any damp issues, but I'm wondering if using concrete blocks for this small, internal work will matter?