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Bearing wall removal & replacement

Bearing wall removal & replacement

Bearing wall removal & replacement

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I have a 14' bearing wall I'm replacing with a microlam beam.  This is typical constuction wood framed 2 story Colonial house with pre fab roof supported by the outside walls. The wall is an inside wall supporting two 14'X14' bedrooms floors only.  Is a microlam beam still the way to go or is there better solutions available?  What would be  the technical name for the mirco-lam and/or suggested beam to order?  What would the size  of the beam be?  I assume I can double the beam to fit in exsisting 3.5" wall thickness.  Will Home Depot or Lowes carry this?

Thanks for your help.

RE: Bearing wall removal & replacement

Sounds a bit risky for a do-it-yourself project. Hire an Structural Engineer.

RE: Bearing wall removal & replacement

Micro-Lam or gluelams are the way to go.  yes Lowes and home Depot carry them.  To correctly size the members the loading (snow, wind, live and, dead) must be identified or known.  If this is known a software solution is very simple.  

The bearing and attachment details are equally important.

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