We're have an internal wall removed and to hold the upstairs up, a concrete lintel is going in. Rather late in the day I realised that the depth of the lintel (9"), if placed under the upstairs floor joists, is going to make a sizeable impression on the headroom downstairs.
It occured to me that if joist hangers could be fitted to the lintel, then the lintel could be placed 6" higher up (the depth of the upstairs joists).
I'll ask my builder tomorrow (who I'm sure knows the answer to this) but I just thought I'd ask here in case he does any teeth sucking and muttering along the lines of "Can't be done squire" etc. etc..
Tim