Amazing Load Bearing Beam Options

Nothing here is designed but you get the idea.

Load bearing beam options. Basically I want to remove the wall between the kitchen and family room it is 18 feet. Side loads and point loads on beams typically require the most aggressive connection patterns in order to transfer the load to all plies of the beam TJ-9000 provides connection tables for side top and point loads on beams. 63 rows Finishing Options.

The main floor consists of living roomkitchenfamily room. Use columns and even beams to create a sense of rhythm in an otherwise muted space. Today we make a Window Opening Bigger.

We are trying our best to keep it out of our immediate sightlines. In these cases there are two options for a new header beam. Standard 2-by-12 beams on 16-inch centers are used to span 15 feet.

Size Selection Tables Headers Beams. The sizing steps are. With engineered wood you use both live load and dead load values.

There will be a sweet full span bifold door going in here too. The strongest beam material is steel. The wall is load bearing.

And Above this wall is the master bedroom. Nothing here is designed but you get the idea. Flitch beams are particularly useful during renovations involving the removal of a load-bearing wall.