diff --git a/src/goto-symex/builtin_functions.cpp b/src/goto-symex/builtin_functions.cpp
index 5bcb7bb5..4cba378a 100644
--- a/src/goto-symex/builtin_functions.cpp
+++ b/src/goto-symex/builtin_functions.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ expr2tc goto_symext::symex_mem(
   } else {
     log_status("create heap symbol for allocation");
 
+    // TODO: fix the right width of pointee
+    uint32_t pt_bytes = 4;
+
     // value
     symbolt symbol;
     symbol.name = "dynamic_heap_"+ i2string(dynamic_counter);
@@ -292,7 +295,8 @@ expr2tc goto_symext::symex_mem(
     expr2tc heaplet;
 
     std::vector<expr2tc> pt_vec;
-    for(unsigned i = 0; i < bytes; i ++) {
+    uint n = bytes % pt_bytes == 0 ? bytes / pt_bytes : bytes;
+    for(unsigned i = 0; i < n; i ++) {
       expr2tc offset = constant_int2tc(int_type2(), BigInt(i));
       expr2tc addr_i =
         i == 0 ? alloc_base_addr : 
diff --git a/src/solvers/z3-slhv/z3_slhv_conv.cpp b/src/solvers/z3-slhv/z3_slhv_conv.cpp
index ac8e9065..7baa5892 100644
--- a/src/solvers/z3-slhv/z3_slhv_conv.cpp
+++ b/src/solvers/z3-slhv/z3_slhv_conv.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ smt_astt z3_slhv_convt::mk_nil() {
   return new_ast(z3_ctx.nil_const(), this->mk_intloc_sort());
 }
 smt_astt z3_slhv_convt::mk_pt(smt_astt a, smt_astt b) {
-  log_status("here");
   return new_ast(
     z3::points_to(
       to_solver_smt_ast<z3_smt_ast>(a)->a,
@@ -201,11 +200,12 @@ z3_slhv_convt::convert_slhv_opts(
     case expr2t::add_id:
     case expr2t::locadd_id: {
       assert(args.size() == 2);
-      // TODO
       return mk_locadd(args[0], args[1]);
     }
     case expr2t::heap_update_id: {
       const heap_update2t& heap_upd = to_heap_update2t(expr);
+      // TODO : fix width
+      assert(heap_upd.byte_len == 4);
       smt_astt h = args[0];
       smt_astt h1 = mk_fresh(mk_intheap_sort(), mk_fresh_name("tmp_heap"));
       smt_astt adr = args[1];
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ z3_slhv_convt::convert_slhv_opts(
     }
     case expr2t::heap_load_id: {
       const heap_load2t& heap_load = to_heap_load2t(expr);
+      // TODO : fix width
+      assert(heap_load.byte_len == 4);
       // TODO: fix v1 sort
       smt_astt v1 = mk_fresh(mk_int_sort(), mk_fresh_name("tmp_val"));
       //current heap state
@@ -227,9 +229,10 @@ z3_slhv_convt::convert_slhv_opts(
     }
     case expr2t::heap_contains_id: {
       const heap_contains2t& heap_ct = to_heap_contains2t(expr);
-      assert(heap_ct.byte_len >= 1);
+      // TODO : fix width
+      assert(heap_ct.byte_len == 4);
       smt_astt sh = mk_pt(args[1], mk_fresh(mk_int_sort(), mk_fresh_name("tmp_val")));
-      for (int i = 1; i < heap_ct.byte_len; i++) {
+      for (int i = 1; i < heap_ct.byte_len / 4; i++) {
         sh = mk_uplus(
           sh,
           mk_pt(