Take a moment and do the math. Let's say you have a ranch home, and the plans call for a 40-foot-long 8-by-17 beam. You can have that beam delivered to your building site.

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. Is ...

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 ...

Flitch beams are less expensive than pure metal beams as they are not made of solid steel. Flitch beams are created to support vertical loads. I-Beams I-beams are the most common types of beam ...

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J.D.: Post-and-beam construction is an excellent method for building a residential house. Most of the many-century-old homes and buildings in Europe used post-and-beam construction. Nearly all ...