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Thankfully the guy is a friend of a friend. I might prop it up and lower it slightly. I'm worried the sagging might take weeks and months to occur though...

Thanks for your reply! I have spoken to other people regarding this (one knows a structural engineer) and he has suggested a steel beam replacing the timber.

Sorry, the 800 kg is dead load. I am unsure of the live load. I got the 800 kg by adding together the weights of plasterboard, plaster, furniture, joist weights, clothing, plywood and laminate flooring, then divided this by two as all joists run to an outside supporting wall. The wall Def looks...

Hi there, I have used these forums for a while but never registered. I am however at a loss to find the answer to this. I have a wall in my living room that I wish to take down. The wall is supporting the upper section of my house. - The beam spans 4m - I have calculated the load on this beam...