As usual, all "simple" renovations tend to get out of hand.
We are planning to install a pair of French doors leading out to our patio according to the blue masking, which is a total of 160cm wide.
The house has 2 floors and was built in 1934. It looks like we will need to cut through 3 vertical studs, and the wall is on the long side/ground floor.
I wonder how I should go about cutting the opening and reinforcing above this door?
The first tip is to call a constructor and calculate the correct size of the glulam beam or steel beam.
If you ask me, I absolutely believe that a 66 x 315 glulam beam is sufficient for relief. I am not a constructor and have not calculated it, so if you do as I say and the house collapses, it is not my fault .
The first tip is to call a constructor to calculate the right size for the glulam beam or steel beam.
If you ask me, I absolutely think that a 66 x 315 glulam beam would be sufficient as a support. I'm not a constructor and haven't calculated it, so if you do as I say and the house collapses, it’s not my fault .
66x315 Sounds incredibly excessive for 160cm.(?)
Someone must have done something similar, I think?
Edit: Pelpet, you seem to be absolutely right, found some PDFs and calculation programs, and according to the calculations, it should be 66x315 or 90x225.
I think it will be the latter.
Unless it's simply okay to use 2 glued and screwed 45x225?
