Hello
I'm about to install FTX and I'm in the process of removing supply air vents. I see that one of the holes is made in the load-bearing beam above the window. The hole is 110mm in diameter and is located 160mm from the stud on the left side where the load-bearing beam starts. The load-bearing beam is 50mm thick and 220mm wide.
Now to my question. Should I reinforce the load-bearing beam in some way or will it be fine? We don't have an upper floor, it's a roof with trusses above.
I'm about to install FTX and I'm in the process of removing supply air vents. I see that one of the holes is made in the load-bearing beam above the window. The hole is 110mm in diameter and is located 160mm from the stud on the left side where the load-bearing beam starts. The load-bearing beam is 50mm thick and 220mm wide.
Now to my question. Should I reinforce the load-bearing beam in some way or will it be fine? We don't have an upper floor, it's a roof with trusses above.
Thanks for the reply GoC. Valves were installed a couple of years ago and before we bought the house. So they haven't been there since the house was built. But otherwise, does it look okay? I myself reason that the hole is in the middle (vertically) of the beam. Had it been at the lower edge, then reinforcement might have been more applicable.