EXT wrote:
Also, before you start, see if the ceiling is sloping the same way,
and if doors, at right angles to the beam, have the same slope to the
jamb top and if doors have been cut to fit that angle. They will have
to be fixed if lowering the beam makes them stick. In other words
check out everything before you start and regularly as you adjust it.
If you have lead-sealed cast iron soil-pipe drains, some horizontal
sections may need their supports adjusted as you work, some joints
may loosen and slopes may change requiring remedial work.


A lot of good advice there. I would suggest that it would not be a bad
idea to have a structural engineer check it out.

In any case expect to end up fixing some cracked plaster.

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Joseph Meehan

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