I'm looking for information on reducing the size of a roof ridge beam. It's in a 1970s Wausau prebuilt home and runs the entire length of the home. The roof is panelized, so roof panels rest on top of this beam and the beam has walls under it everywhere except a twenty foot clear span. I'm wondering if I can reduce the depth of the beam in that span from 30" to 15" so it doesn't hang down into the room so far.
