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Beam
Design Service - Specification of Beams designed to safely remove bearing walls
- Beams designed to reduce or eliminate colums in garages or basements
- Beams
designed to open exterior walls for additions
Service: - On-site
Measurement
- Calculation of beams options
- Beam design letter
describing the installation process
Additional Services: - Steel
Fabrication Drawings
- Contractor Support / Beam Verification
Beams
Types: - Conventional Lumber
- Engineered Lumber
- LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber)
- PSL (Parallel Strand Lumber)
- Steel I-Beam -- Generally the strongest beam type
- Composite Beams
- Flitch Beams -- Layered Beam with Wood and steel laminations for ease of installation.
- Packed-Out
Steel I-Beam
Beam Installation Locations - Flush
Beam -- When a beam is installed flush to a ceiling. This method is most often used to open two rooms so there is no
visible sign of any beam, and the ceilings are one continuous surface.
- Drop Beam -- When a
beam is mounted unedr the floor that is being supported. In gereral, this type is easier to install.
- Upset Beam -- This is a type of flush beam used when supporting an upper wall or structural element where the beam
extends above the upper floor surface. Used in line with walls, or in attics.
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