Hello!
After a lot of sweat, tears, and a cracked back, I have opened up a doorway/hole in a stone wall that ran under the house to connect the pantry with the basement. I rented tools from Cramo stone saw and demolition hammer - they should also rent out a good chiropractor
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The edges of the doorway are irregular due to the stones. My idea was to cast the doorway in a mold with a little reinforcement here and there to make it more stable.
Can I do it this way? Is there anything I need to consider?
After a lot of sweat, tears, and a cracked back, I have opened up a doorway/hole in a stone wall that ran under the house to connect the pantry with the basement. I rented tools from Cramo stone saw and demolition hammer - they should also rent out a good chiropractor
.The edges of the doorway are irregular due to the stones. My idea was to cast the doorway in a mold with a little reinforcement here and there to make it more stable.
Can I do it this way? Is there anything I need to consider?
Thank you Locke
The basement wall consists of large stone blocks on one side and some sort of plaster, 3-7 cm, on the other side. The house is from 1930, and the basement consists of an unheated food cellar, traditional cellar, and crawl space.
I have removed the wall all the way up to the joist and need to arrange a beam to handle the earth pressure. It seems complicated to calculate this, but shouldn't it be possible to cast a beam yourself and then cast it into the walls?
The basement wall consists of large stone blocks on one side and some sort of plaster, 3-7 cm, on the other side. The house is from 1930, and the basement consists of an unheated food cellar, traditional cellar, and crawl space.
I have removed the wall all the way up to the joist and need to arrange a beam to handle the earth pressure. It seems complicated to calculate this, but shouldn't it be possible to cast a beam yourself and then cast it into the walls?
There are ready-made beams available for purchase, but in your case, I would probably have cast the entire door opening in one piece divided into two casting stages. The side pieces first and the top section afterward. It's certainly possible to do everything in the same stage if you're a bit creative with the formwork.
I don't think it's necessary to calculate that - it would probably be very difficult since the loads are unknown. Over-dimensioning will likely be your melody.
I don't think it's necessary to calculate that - it would probably be very difficult since the loads are unknown. Over-dimensioning will likely be your melody.