wood beam repair
wood beam repair
(OP)
I have a wood beam that, due to a large knot located at the bottom of the beam, has developed a vertical crack. Has anyone used an adhesive or epoxy product to strengthen a wood beam?
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RE: wood beam repair
There is no way to repair the tension side failure with epoxy alone. The easiest method is to sister a new beam along side or along both sides of the beam to provide the neeed load capacity.
Epoxy or adhesive repairs are too technical,complex and expensive unless there are other compelling reasons to conceal the repair or there is a lack of room to do it any other way.
Is this a "stand-alone" beam holding up a larger area or a "joist" hwere there are many parallel beams? If it is stand-alone and supports a large area, get a shore under it right away!
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BA
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RE: wood beam repair
LonnieP
RE: wood beam repair
Is it a laminated beam or a solid sawn one? In panelized systems there are usually solid sawn 2x4 or 6's at 24" o.c. (sub-purlins) spanning 8 ft. between solid sawn or laminated purlins that can span 16ft to 40ft.
The type of member and location of the defect are important!
RE: wood beam repair
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