1852 balloon frame itallianate newbie rehab
- Don M
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Re: 1852 balloon frame itallianate newbie rehab
Welcome, You have a very interesting home with many interesting features. You have definitely selected a very serious problem to address first rather than working on cosmetics. A structural engineer might be best to advise how best to correct the hacked beam now & worry about the wall above later.