TheRebelRam
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I want to remove a supporting wall in my house to make an opening from the kitchen to the dining room. The opening will be 7' 2" wide.
The support is for where the joists in the floor of the upstairs are joint between each side wall of the house, 12' in one direction and 11' in the other direction, which support the second floor. (two storey house)
The roof joists run in the opposite direction so I do not think they need to be supported.
It is a detached standard timber frame house built about 4 years ago.
Presently the wall is supported by 3.5" by 1.5" beams supported which are 14" apart.
My question is if using box iron what size would I need to replace for the 7'2" gap. I can get 6" x 3", 7" x 3.5" or 8" x 4"
Is the 6" x 3" suffice or the 8" x 4"?
The support is for where the joists in the floor of the upstairs are joint between each side wall of the house, 12' in one direction and 11' in the other direction, which support the second floor. (two storey house)
The roof joists run in the opposite direction so I do not think they need to be supported.
It is a detached standard timber frame house built about 4 years ago.
Presently the wall is supported by 3.5" by 1.5" beams supported which are 14" apart.
My question is if using box iron what size would I need to replace for the 7'2" gap. I can get 6" x 3", 7" x 3.5" or 8" x 4"
Is the 6" x 3" suffice or the 8" x 4"?