I appreciate the advice. would rather get it squared away. And you are absolutely right about the floors upstairs. I was wondering why they sagged in a certain area and now I see it corresponds with where that beam is below.
The beams I took down were decorative and the one in question is load bearing. Having just bought the house I can't say about the beam being sized ok. Hopefully it is just a case of an old house. The house is 47 its old.
I removed some ceiling beams and as part of the process needed to remove some trim. I cut a board to size and put it up to test the fit. Fit is great except there is a gap as something is not quite level I'm guessing the ceiling.
I attached a pic. How can I make the board flush through the...