Determine where in the wall you want the new opening.
Installing hidden beam in attic.
Anyway i want to put a hidden beam in the attic but an engineering friend of mine recommended building a truss in the attic instead.
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This is in a situation where an exposed beam would look very out of place.
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If you re installing more than three lvls you ll have to nail and bolt them together.
Use a metal detector or stud sensor to determine what is behind the drywall.
I considered flush framing the beam and using conventional hangers but that would require two sets of shoring so in the attic it goes.
How to remodel your house with a hidden flush beam.
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Centers as well as the rafters.
Get a building permit from your city hall.
Install the beam one lvl at a time.
The thing i like best is that i can install the beam first and remove the wall below second without shoring.
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You will have to look for things such as.
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If your attic joists won t bear the weight necessary to finish out a living space but the engineer cleared them to support floor decking for light storage you can install inch plywood or.
The roof system is stick built so there are no manufactured engineered trusses the ceiling joists are on 16 in.