![]() ![]() ![]() The door frame itself rests directly under the main beam of the house, and has a pressure treated 4X4 about 2-1/2’ to the right of it and another 4X4 about 3’ to the left of it. I have almost finished my basement and I am considering removing this door. This beam is supported every 7-8 feet by a pressure treated 4X4 set in concrete floor on end of the house, and in the garage area there are steel lolly columns set in the concrete floor at about the same spacing.īeing Bi-Level, you enter the house in the middle and you can look either up or down stairs. In the basement down the center I have a triple 2X10 beam running the full 58 foot length. I have a house built in 1975, it is a Bi-Level house. I told them this is exactly the same thing as picking up a sawsall and cutting 5/8" through one of the beams. ![]() The Electricians just refuse to believe that they did anything wrong. I sure could use any advice that you all are willing to give. Not to mention that they could have gone around and used about 2' less wire. Now this seems like an incredibly stupid thing to do to me, but possibly I'm wrong. Not only that but where they drilled the hole is about 3 inches from where the roof load bears. This is where the 5/8" hole that the electrician drilled begins and ends diagonal through the main beam that holds my house up. You noticed the "o" at the top and bottom. Now keep in mind that this would represent the beam if you were looking at the end of it. I hope that makes sense but if not here is a little diagram: My house is about 100 years old and the main supporting beam that runs from one end to the other is four 8 x 1 and 5/8" beams sandwiched together. I'm going to try and explain what he did here so bear with me. Anyway my electrician pulled all romax which is fine for code in my city. I would have pulled the wire but city code prohibits. I had to hire an electrician to come into my house and pull wire for my basement which I framed myself. I have what seems to me the dumbest :wall: thing I've ever seen anybody do. I thought I would post a message here to get you alls expert opinion. Should I count that as the end of my span for that area? There are specific rules regarding the reuse of old lumber, some require it to be certified. You are also intending to add the additional weight of a ceiling system. Collar ties help, "hold the place together", creating a two member connection, which you intend to raise, shortening the base member of the design. I would have an engineer design this connection., your family is living beneath.Īlso, I was going to frame it in the same manor in which it was framed just 1 ft. ![]() I was not going to nail these again (also, this is very hard wood and next to impossible to nail) - I was going to drill pilots and use lag screws as suggested in a book I read.Įven with pilot holes, improperly installed lag screws can cause splitting. Improper or lack of caution in the removal of the CT can result in the in the disruption as well as splitting of either or both members. I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean when you say to "be mindful of the integrity of the rafter to the top plate connection when removing the existing ceiling joist"Īt the intersection of the RR and CT, both are nailed together. ![]()
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