Load bearing beam
Emily Duffy
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Comments (1)If your project has been calc'd out by your engineer and has the various sizes, make a list and present them to local suppliers. They will give you free quotes. If you dont have them spec'd, you will have to eventually, so maybe get a takeoff from your engineer....See MoreInstalling Pendants Around Load Bearing Beam?
Comments (4)Many pendant lights are available that are suspended by thin wire and can have the electrical connection off center from the hangar. You can then have a box installed adjacent to the beam and run the electrical wire there....See MoreTwo columns and a beam to support load bearing beam?oun
Comments (6)You need a structural engineer. Posts need footings. You’ll need to dig footings. Steel is stronger than glue lam, and smaller. It will not need intermediate support if designed correctly. Steel is always the answer. Along with a work crew that has experience with it. NOT DIYable. Structural work is like racing. How much you want it to be invisible depends on how much money you have. How fast do you want to go? Pony it up. A 300K level remodel is going to bleed it at every opportunity. This is where you need the experienced architect and GC and let them do their jobs....See Moreload bearing beam COST
Comments (14)What Jeffrey and Joe said, You figure the flitch plate will cost you $300-400... the microlam standard sizes are 7¼”, 9¼ so most likely you have to get 9 1/4" and rip to size unless you can find in that size... in any case 9 1/4" microlam will run you about $8 per foot so it will be $130-150 per beam so let's say $1,000 total + Carriage bolts, nuts and washers about 16-18 of each let say $5 per set lets say $100 give or take The rest is labor lets say another $1500-2000 roughly speaking put the beam together, and basic prep to put the beam up. Of course, the cost could increase depending on what needed to be done to put the beam in place. i.e if this a flush-mount install, in that case, the existing joists over a 17' span have to be cut to insert the beam, have to get and install beam hangers, etc so worst-case scenario figure 3k give or take... Whoever gave you 10k is a ridiculous price, for that you can get the whole house framed....See MoreJoseph Corlett, LLC
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