Question re supporting beam

[xplosiv]

Hi all

I'm shortly getting a new roof on my small 2 bed terrace house with a valley roof. There's been a been a leak at the front of the house and it's hard to know for how long before I moved in water has been coming through.

If, when the roof is removed, the builder finds the central supporting timber beam needs replacing, roughly how much would replacing that cost? I know it might depend on a number of factors, but all I'm after is a rough figure as I doubt that eventuality would have been included in the quote.

Out of interest, would the beam run from one side of the house to the other, or is it likely to be in 2 sections?

Thanks!

 

[RedHerring2]

This web site might help you to refer to the timbers correctly.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ro...LOIj_8gP66u3NAQ&ved=0CC4QsAQ&biw=1024&bih=563

 

[xplosiv]

Sorry if the timber I referred to wasn't clear, but it's the central beam which supports the valley roof. Anyway, I've spoken to my roofer and he took into account the likely need to replace this beam in the quote, so panic over.

 

[^woody^]

The central beam supporting a valley - the valley rafter would be a massive undertaking to replace, and costly too - I can't see how anyone could include this in a price as it would be unnecessary and potentially price them out of the job.

It would also be very rare for any structural roof timber to require replacement - so you need to be sure that the work really needs doing