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The base of the pole is mounted to the concrete floor and the tiles are fitted around it. There's no evidence that the pole was added later, or that there was any sagging. It kind of looks like it's been there all along. Tim

I should have provided some more info. It is a relatively small pipe (1-1/2" pipe, 1.9" OD), and the support is at about the mid point of a 20' span. There's an attic above. I'll try to do a little exploratory demo this weekend to see what's above the 1x stock that the support post is...

Who's got any experience removing/replacing the middle of the garage, center pole support in a garage with a regular rafter structure (as opposed to trusses)? I moved into a '60s era house with a double garage with a support pole right in the middle. I seems like I could replace it with a...