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We are renovating a house and need to move the head of the stairs back to allow for a new staircase with a left turn at the top. I originally thought the header ran just the width of the staircase but after lifting the floor I found it runs the whole way to the outside wall.
In the picture. I can install 2 new joists further back where I need them- red in the picture. I can then cut the header along the blue line and remove the old header to the staircase. The problem I have is I need to leave the header to the left of the cut in place BUT it will no longer be supported by the brick wall.
What I am thinking is another joist (marked in green) and then coach bolts to lock all 5 joists together. I can't believe it will move but I am not a structural engineer. Any advice would be much appreciated. Cheers.
In the picture. I can install 2 new joists further back where I need them- red in the picture. I can then cut the header along the blue line and remove the old header to the staircase. The problem I have is I need to leave the header to the left of the cut in place BUT it will no longer be supported by the brick wall.
What I am thinking is another joist (marked in green) and then coach bolts to lock all 5 joists together. I can't believe it will move but I am not a structural engineer. Any advice would be much appreciated. Cheers.