Pipe Removed Hole In Beam
When inspecting this house, I couldn't find a
reason why this hole was drilled in the beam. I examined this patio very
carefully and could not come to any conclusions after the examination.
This beam will have to be replaced or have a structural engineer,
recalculate it, to see if the beam will hold the weight of the roof and
roofing material, with a vertical hole drilled into it.
Sometimes a structural engineer can come up with a solution to problems
like this. Most of the time it is a lot cheaper to just replace the beam
and restore the patio to its original condition.
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