Hello
I'm doing some drawing and ran into something that I don't like.
The house is 1.5 stories. I have a load-bearing wall in the middle with an opening of 3 m for the hallway. There, I don't want a visible beam for the floor joists to rest on. What I want is to recess it.
The problem is that these are both trusses and joists since it's a frame construction.
Is this possible to do?
My own thoughts are that either you can:
1. install beam hangers and place a glulam beam
2. position an HEA beam by pushing in the truss from the side? position the HEA beam. Lower the truss that is cut in the middle to push it in at the correct height sideways to the correct position?
I'm doing some drawing and ran into something that I don't like.
The house is 1.5 stories. I have a load-bearing wall in the middle with an opening of 3 m for the hallway. There, I don't want a visible beam for the floor joists to rest on. What I want is to recess it.
The problem is that these are both trusses and joists since it's a frame construction.
Is this possible to do?
My own thoughts are that either you can:
1. install beam hangers and place a glulam beam
2. position an HEA beam by pushing in the truss from the side? position the HEA beam. Lower the truss that is cut in the middle to push it in at the correct height sideways to the correct position?
Glued laminated beam can work if you choose one that is thick and low. Stronger fasteners than beam shoes may be needed, depending on the span. HEA beam feels unrealistic unless you are going to tear down half the house. With new construction, it would have worked perfectly.