Both wood and steel 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 hybrid ...

Replace a load bearing wall with a microlam beam to create a bigger room. advertisement. The Family Handyman. How to Install a Load-Bearing Beam. Story by Family Handyman • 6mo.

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.

Hexion to Co-Host Panel on How Adhesives Are Helping Push the Boundaries of Wood ... for structural load-bearing wood components, such as cross laminated timbers and glue-laminated beams.

Originally an unfinished attic in a renovated 1920s social housing complex, designer Michiel Hilbrink of ardor - studio drew inspiration from the building's fir wood beams, load-bearing wall, pitched ...

Q. Can you tell me a few things about the wood beam I uncovered while doing a plumbing repair? How is it possible for this beam to carry the load of everything above it? I’m worried it might ...

Peikko Delta-beams were used as the primary supporting structure, which together with solid wood ceilings form the uppermost floor slab. Wood and steel were bonded with dowels and concrete. With this ...

Professional contractors explain how to know if a wall is load-bearing before you start planning renovations to prevent heartbreak – and headaches, down the line ...

Q: I am building a new home with 2-by-6 exterior walls. Beams have to be installed over the top of all windows and doors. What is a good way to insulate these, as the solid wood creating the beam ...

How to identify a load-bearing wall. To identify interior load-bearing walls, start in the basement or the lowest level of the house and look for beams or columns that appear to hold the weight of ...