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How can I get rid of the timber beams in my flat roofed house?
A certain
percentage of people moving into suburbs built in the late sixties and early
seventies take exception to the timer beams that hang down in the lounge rooms
and living areas (sometimes as low as 2.1m) detracting from what might have
been a flat, crisp, high, modern looking ceiling.
Often you
can remedy this situation quite cheaply without touching the roof sheeting by
cutting a new steel beam into the existing rafters. The reason this is possible is because the
rafters which where originally green hardwood are now seasoned and are capable
of spanning simply between the new beams.
The
sequencing for this work is generally
- Prop the rafters each side of
the existing timber
- Remove the existing timber beam
- Cut a slot in the existing
rafters for the new beam
- Slide the new steel beam in
- Re-level the ceiling using
plastic packers
- Install all tie-downs and
taller support studs
- Remove props
- Patch ceiling or install new
one under
A typical
section through the new roof beam can be seen by clicking X section thru beam
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