Fit each new joist in place next to an old joist so their faces make full contact and their top edges are flush.
Installing a load bearing beam in attic.
Also nail each sister to the top of the exterior wall and any supporting walls or beams.
Replacing a load bearing wall with a support beam requires surprisingly few materials.
I considered flush framing the beam and using conventional hangers but that would require two sets of shoring so in the attic it goes.
You can insert new beam into ceiling area and use joist hangers.
Than remove the load bearing wall.
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You can install a beam above the load wall where it sits on top of the ceiling joists.
Most load bearing walls run perpendicular to.
One way to construct a beam is to sandwich two 2x8 boards around a layer 1 2 inch plywood.
Look for a metal i beam or multi board wood beam.
I am removing a wall that separates my kitchen and living room.
And use hangers that drop down and carry the load.
Especially critical is the beam you use.
If you re installing more than three lvls you ll have to nail and bolt them together.
Next consider the direction of the joists.
Look at the basement joists or the attic joists.
I want to install an lvl beam in my attic to support my ceiling rafters.
Somewhat messy in that you usually end up tearing out a lot of ceiling sheetrock for access.
Unfinished basements can make it easier to see where the weight in the house is resting such beams are probably load bearing.
The thing i like best is that i can install the beam first and remove the wall below second without shoring.
You end up with a thin missing strip of sheetrock where.
Nail the first lvl to the joists then nail the second to the first and so on.
The kitchen ceiling joists and living room joists always overlap above load bearing wall.
Install the sister joists.
Nail the sister to its mating joist with 10d common nails.
The lvl i figured i would need is 22 feet long and i thought i would put 2 of them together.
This project is more about labor than materials.
Install the beam one lvl at a time.
How to install a beam above ceiling joists.
This is in a situation where an exposed beam would look very out of place.
