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Creating openings in old stone walls

  • 19-07-2017 10:42am
    #1
    bemak
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    I'm trying to find some information on the methodology of creating an opening in an old house with 800mm (approx) thick walls. The house would be pretty typical of a traditional irish 2-storey farm house. It's prob 150+ years old. I would imagine that the walls would be made up of rubble stone, sand etc which in my mind would make it quite difficult to form a new opening without affecting the integrity of the existing wall.

    Would be great to hear of peoples experiences of doing something similar


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  • #2
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    Methodology: structural engineer


  • #3
    bemak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 907 ✭✭✭bemak


    BryanF wrote: »
    Methodology: structural engineer

    absolutely! Just wondering how involved it is so that I can decide if it's not worth the hassle.


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    Calahonda52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,888 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    Its pretty involved and will be expensive, so in all honesty I would forget about it in terms of opening a traditional ope

    Given the age you might find some useful stuff here
    http://www.josephlittlearchitects.com/articles

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



  • #5
    bemak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 907 ✭✭✭bemak


    Calahonda52 wrote: »
    Its pretty involved and will be expensive, so in all honesty I would forget about it in terms of opening a traditional ope

    Given the age you might find some useful stuff here
    http://www.josephlittlearchitects.com/articles

    Thanks. Thought as much. My thinking that it might be easier to make 2-storey opening so that you are essentially cutting a slot out of the wall right up to the wall plate with block infill with new openings on ground and first floor then.


  • #6
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    bemak wrote: »
    Thanks. Thought as much. My thinking that it might be easier to make 2-storey opening so that you are essentially cutting a slot out of the wall right up to the wall plate with block infill with new openings on ground and first floor then.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttress


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  • #7
    Johnnyhpipe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 748 ✭✭✭Johnnyhpipe


    bemak wrote: »
    Thanks. Thought as much. My thinking that it might be easier to make 2-storey opening so that you are essentially cutting a slot out of the wall right up to the wall plate with block infill with new openings on ground and first floor then.

    Then you have further problems with lateral stability of the perpendicular walls. Either way, a structural engineer will advise.


  • #8
    tradesman
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 390 ✭✭tradesman


    what is the purpose of the opening?


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