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    Jul 13, 2012, 10:03 AM
    microlam load bearing charts
    Just bought a house and a beam is sagging about 2 inches. The span is roughly
    16.5' and the room is 16.5 x 26. On my 1st floor of a 2 story with unfinished attic. Joists are 2 x10 and there is a full bath and spare bed directly above. Can I scab a 1 3/4 x 9 1/2 microlam to the existing (2) 2 x 10's with 1 1/2" osb sandwiched in the middle

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