Both wood and steel can make fabulous load carrying beams. I’ve used both materials for decades in all sorts of situations. In fact, you may not realize this, but you can mix the two making a ...

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.

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.