I'm building a new porch and removing an existing entrance. At the moment there are three exiting lintels over a door and two side lights. I'd like to remove the existing doors, sidelights and exiting lintels to install double french doors with sidelights which will extend from wall to wall (2.6m)
It's a timber frame house with a block leaf so the blockwork above the entrance isn't supporting anything other than the blockwork itself. The entrance wall I want to remove is 2.6m and the question I have is what size RSJ should be installed to support the blockwork above which is approximately 1,500kg.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.