I had a tradesman in he put windows & floor in, and staircase.
I asked him, asked him again, and asked him once more, if it is safe for the purpose (regarding floor joists and load bearing etc) and he insists it is.
Hiwever once he got the stairs & windows in, he kinda fooked me about (beauty of having a mate do the work) so I started boarding it out myself.
Nearly finished, the 'beams' I defer to, arent really in the way. It would just be better to chop em out. I could easily cut flush to the floor, then flush to ceiling, and patch in.
Reading some replies, i'll jus