Calculating Roof weight on load bearing wall.
hi all.
Im currently planning on how i can best open my kitchen and dining area up to be one. Im still in the saving mode and i know i will need expert advice before i start but im a curious person and wanting to know what i have to deal with.
I would like to open a wall up. The wall is 8 metres long and im wanting a 6.6 metre opening. It is a load bearing wall supporting terracotta roof tiles and old timber frame. inside the roof, there are timbers vertically propping roof onto another internal parallel wall which is 1.5 metres away. Im guessing the 2 walls share the weight.
My questions are , what size beam would i need to support this wall?
How far eigther end must the beam be resting on supports?
Is there a calculator formula to work out weight placed on beam?
Would anyone know the dimensions of a steel beam to do similar job.
my terracotta tiled roof covers an area of 10 by 8 metres.
Im only getting ideas so i can work out roughly what the lowest ceiling height will be under this beam, Would i need a bulkhead or can i lower my ceiling heights and keep one straight ceiling. I will later be getting proffessional advice before i start the job.
Thanks for any replies.
Would the best solution be to find some engineer to pop around and give me quick advice or will they charge hard as if already planning the job?