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Hi

My friend recently had her mid terrace house gutted and a supporting wall taken down between 2 rooms downstairs. The entire upper part of the house was completely done after gutting but she noted that a wooden beam was put in where the supporting wall was to support the upstairs.

She was advised this should have been an RSJ but her engineer said this was a grey area and open to interpretation.

Has anyone had a similar experience?

Mangos

noted that a wooden beam was put in where the supporting wall was to support the upstairs

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If it was sized right it would be ok, your engineer should easily be able to confirm this.

They used timber for support in old buildings and they are still standing. I've seen old beams in a bad way still supporting big weights. Depends on type of wood, size of beam and the builder.