Thread: Remove 13 ft. bearing wall - Beam choices?
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Default Remove 13 ft. bearing wall - Beam choices?
On 2008-04-24, wrote:

On Apr 24, 12:35�pm, "Dave in Houston" wrote:

Set your beam in the attic space directly over the existing
wall. Bolt all your ceiling joist to the new beam as in the photo.
Tear down existing wall - nothing moves.

get pro help the roof rafters MIGHT not be strong enough to take
that added load..........

The roof rafters don't come into it--although in the photo they appear
to be right above the new beam, there is no connection between the
rafters and the new beam.

Cheers, Wayne

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