Putting an opening in gable end wall

hi guys im new to the forum,

i own a 1930's built workers cottage, basically they've enclosed the deck that was on the front of the house to create a sunroom. i want to open up the wall in between the sun room and lounge room which is a gable end wall. i've tried to get tradies over to do the work but no-one seems interested in a small job like this. so i have decided to have a go at this myself, just basically want to know how to attack it. i know i need to install an lvl beam, just not sure what size and wether i need to install new posts to support the new lvl? i was just going to put the lvl up 2m high and re-connect the end wall studs onto the lvl and enlcose it as a bulk head (its a single sided wall)

if anyone can shed some light on this it would be much appreciated, im a tradie just not a chippie! haha


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