Owning your own home

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Sumo in reply to @andyfallsoff

Ok cool, I'm happy to pay it just don't really have a point of reference for how much it usually is.

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lemonade in reply to @Sumo

If it's a standard job, you can just use an online calculator. All the engineer will do is put the measurements into a similar calculator, they don't actually break out their pencilcase.

We did it online and it was accepted by building control, and the house didn't fall down. Builder was happy to double check measurements etc for free.

We used this one:
https://www.beamcalculation.co.uk/

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Cupcakes in reply to @lemonade

If it's a standard job

Yes but determining whether it's a standard job is part of the service that a (suitably skilled) engineer can provide, using lots of experience and (presumably) peer review from their colleagues

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