hondadrv24
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I have a 12 year old Ranch style house, approx 24x44 with a beam down the middle of the basement to support the upstairs. I know that the roof is truss, making the exterior walls the only load bearing surfaces for it. so the beam with 3 posts spaced evenly underneath is only supporting the living area of the house.
What I would like to do is turn the basement into a 24'x24' living room, one bath, one utility(furnace, waterheater), one bedroom, and a playroom connected to the living room.
the beam is 8"x5" x5/16" I beam with 3" support posts.
My question is the living room, as i currently have it planned has 2 of the support beams out in the room. I would like to remove one of the posts. and move the center one about 3 feet over to make the living room have no posts in it. To support the upstairs I would weld 2 3/8" plates one on each side of the beam to box it in. the overall length of the span would be 24' I could put a post in at 3' from the exterior wall to shorten the span, as the stairs are right there, and I could put a heavier post in on the other side as it would be in the utility room. Is this a plausable solution?? InspectorD would code allow something like this or do I need to consider putting a second beam in to support the floor joists??
upstairs above this area is the living room and kitchen. thanks in advance for your replies.
Justin
What I would like to do is turn the basement into a 24'x24' living room, one bath, one utility(furnace, waterheater), one bedroom, and a playroom connected to the living room.
the beam is 8"x5" x5/16" I beam with 3" support posts.
My question is the living room, as i currently have it planned has 2 of the support beams out in the room. I would like to remove one of the posts. and move the center one about 3 feet over to make the living room have no posts in it. To support the upstairs I would weld 2 3/8" plates one on each side of the beam to box it in. the overall length of the span would be 24' I could put a post in at 3' from the exterior wall to shorten the span, as the stairs are right there, and I could put a heavier post in on the other side as it would be in the utility room. Is this a plausable solution?? InspectorD would code allow something like this or do I need to consider putting a second beam in to support the floor joists??
upstairs above this area is the living room and kitchen. thanks in advance for your replies.
Justin