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Those are the measurements of the existing beams so i am guessing he just copied when suggesting the size for the new beam. He just said to match in existing beams and said a builder would be able to tell what would work :roll: Here's a picture of the drawings that I got...

Thats a softwood though right? Is the structural engineer just being over cautions with the recommendation of a hardwood beam? Would a pitch pine beam be ok to use in my situation?

Sorry - I tried to post the pictures via a link but it wouldnt allow me to do it so just uploaded them separately.

Hi all - first time poster here, had a quick look around and you all seem to be a helpful bunch so thought i'd sign up and ask away as I had a search and couldnt really find the answer to my question. I am taking down a wall and need to install a "hardwood beam" as suggested by the structural...