Hey Junkhound,
A while back you mentioned using metal strapping in dealing w/ spans. I am trying to set up my workshop in an old two story garage/carriage house. It has an open plan w/ 2×8 joists 16″ o.c. spanning 19′, across 22′ of space. Obviously things are sagging pretty badly. There is no roof load, it’s just an open room above.
I want to run a support perpendicular under the joists 22′ long to support and open the space for working. Engineering calls for a 5 1/2″ glulam 14″ tall min and 16″ if I want to ever use the upstairs for living space.
Your experience may not run into these spans and loads, but if they do, any ideas on what might work to reduce the size of the beam and hopefully the price ($530 bucks for the sucker).
Thanks,
Ott
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i'm not the one to ask about calc.loads,but irun into about the same thing and could buy a used steel beam cheaper. 24' 10"x 14" run 340. larry
last i knew they still have one,but your a couple 100 miles away.
if a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
Thanks,I had wondered about that route as well. Any suggestions on the best kind of place to get pricing and availability of steel beams?Ott
in okc/tulsa there will be scrap metal places or a building wrecking place that will have used i beams. my experence is you have to go scrounge there yard to see whats there.
here in wichita boge iron has quite a few, if you were coming that far let me know and i'd stop by and look for you. larryif a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
what about cutting out the center of the joists and sliding a couple of LVLs up in there with 2x8 hangers. Would let you "lift" the floor back to flat and probably be cheaper than glulam.