Both wood and steel can make fabulous load-carrying beams ... and they must be connected properly to the beams. What’s more, you need solid bearing from the bottom of the column to the earth.

Removing a load-bearing wall helps homeowners widen ... Beams called architectural LVL beams are expensive because the wood is meant to be viewed, not covered up with drywall.

but they are almost certainly still load-bearing. In a house that has an unfinished basement, finding the beams— typically a metal I-beam or a multi-board wood beam—is a good indication of ...

What are some of the pros and cons of wood beams and of steel? A: Both wood and steel can make fabulous load-carrying beams. You can also make a hybrid beam of wood and steel. In the last house I ...

Floors sag because the load-bearing posts supporting a house beam are failing and/or the footings ... start by using a screwdriver to probe the base of your wood posts to reveal any rot that ...

The wood species, the grade of the lumber ... He refused to have any interior load-bearing walls or beams and also wanted a floor that was as solid as concrete with no bounce in it.

Both wood and steel can make fabulous load carrying beams ... and they must be connected properly to the beams. What’s more, you need solid bearing from the bottom of the column to the earth.