Hello,
Recently, I hired a craftsman who said he could tear out part of the wall that is under the beam to make the living room bigger and also replace the beam, which he did. My craftsman said he would first put a post under the beam after tearing out that part of the wall, but after he replaced the beam, he said the post was not needed. I don't know if the craftsman replaced the beam based on instinct or if he really calculated it. I'm wondering if a post is needed under the beam? I'm worried the house might suddenly come down. The beam he used is LIMTRÄBALK GRAN 90X225X6000MM. However, he cut off 1m, so the distance between the first support point and the second is now about 5m.
This concerns a two-story villa.
I am attaching old pictures I had of the direction and marking of the beam (which was replaced) and the part of the wall that was removed, as well as pictures taken while he was working.
Thanks in advance.
Recently, I hired a craftsman who said he could tear out part of the wall that is under the beam to make the living room bigger and also replace the beam, which he did. My craftsman said he would first put a post under the beam after tearing out that part of the wall, but after he replaced the beam, he said the post was not needed. I don't know if the craftsman replaced the beam based on instinct or if he really calculated it. I'm wondering if a post is needed under the beam? I'm worried the house might suddenly come down. The beam he used is LIMTRÄBALK GRAN 90X225X6000MM. However, he cut off 1m, so the distance between the first support point and the second is now about 5m.
This concerns a two-story villa.
I am attaching old pictures I had of the direction and marking of the beam (which was replaced) and the part of the wall that was removed, as well as pictures taken while he was working.
Thanks in advance.
Which beam are you referring to and can you take photos of the support points at both ends?
Craftsmen typically do not have the expertise to determine the appropriate dimension of a beam replacing a heart wall. Depending on the truss construction, snow load zone, pitch, etc., the load on the heart wall is likely between 10 and 20 kN/m. In any case, a 90x225 mm glulam beam is insufficient. A significantly stronger beam is required.