Do you think that steel beams are only reserved for skyscrapers and malls? Nah, reconsider. Increasing numbers of homeowners ...

In the basement of the same house, I had large steel I-beams that spanned nearly 16 feet, supporting enormous loads as well. The use of steel allowed me to create wide-open spaces with minimal ...

In the basement of the same house, I had large steel I-beams that spanned almost 16 feet, supporting enormous loads as well. The use of steel allowed me to create wide-open spaces with minimal ...

In the basement of the same house, I had large steel I-beams that spanned nearly 16 feet, supporting enormous loads as well. The use of steel allowed me to create wide-open spaces with minimal ...

You now need to make sure that you have excellent foundation drainage around the home. Also make sure that you waterproof the foundation walls if you plan to finish any of the space in the basement.

Tom: We need a big steel beam to carry the roof in the family room, but it still needs a lot of wood. Kevin: And these 300-year-old posts and beams have come to the timber-frame doctor. Arron ...

The stories are incredible: In one horrific incident on Tuesday, a 36-year-old Indiana woman who huddled in her basement with her two children had both of her legs severed by collapsing steel beams.

So we had to find a room in the basement to put this equipment, but you’ve got these great big concrete columns and beams down there holding the building up that you can’t move," Staley said.

In the basement of the same house, I had large steel I-beams that spanned nearly 16 feet, supporting enormous loads as well. The use of steel allowed me to create wide-open spaces with minimal ...