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    Repair 7"x14" parallam beam that has been notched on the tension side?

    All, thanks very much for the very helpful replies--much better than for-pay sites out there. Indeed, I'm merely a homeowner (software engineer by trade) who is baffled by a contractor cutting into a support beam. Intuitively, this did not seem proper. I have a structural engineer coming out...
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    Repair 7"x14" parallam beam that has been notched on the tension side?

    Is it possible to repair a 7"x14" (20-24 feet long) parallam beam that has been notched on the bottom (tension side) by a contractor to run electrical wiring? The notch is 0.5-1.0" deep (leaving 13.0-13.5" of the beam untouched), spans the 7" width, and is approximately 9' from one end of the...
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