Current beam appears original to house (approx 100 year age), (4) 2"x10"s, aligned vertically. Current beam has (3) staggered adjustable steel columns, placed between 8' and 10' along span. Cupping of ...

There’s no sense installing a beam that’s not supported by a post. But that’s what one deck builder did. Maybe the builder ...

An RSJ is the steel beam builders fit to carry a load when a wall is removed or an opening is formed — the horizontal "I"-shaped section you see spanning a knocked-through kitchen or a new bifold ...