Q. I'm getting ready to build a large room addition that needs a beam to support the floor joists. I've been told that a wood beam will work, but I've always seen steel I-beams in other houses.

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 ...

Exposed wood beams in a trellis, arbor or pergola, and corbels are also commonly damaged by dry rot as rain and heavy fog wet the top of the wood. Over time the wood splits, allowing the moisture ...

Utah-based Custom Wood Beams can renew, refresh and renovate your home. Rand Wilson says their beams are a timeless and historical form of construction that give any space more depth and interest.