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    Steel Beam size vs Wood

    Really? Is this In Canada? I see them in basically every house here.
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    Steel Beam size vs Wood

    He came to my house and did a bunch of calcs and told me how to fix everything with wood beams for free? I just want to know about using a steel beam equivalent to 3x 2x8 or 5x 2x6. Which from what im gathering is a lot of work to calculate?
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    Steel Beam size vs Wood

    All I need is to know what size 4" steel beam can hold as much as a wood beam. Specifically it needs to meet or exceed 3x 2x8s or 5x 2x6s. I originally didnt think it was that complicated and I'd find it on a table somewhere but it seems to be a pretty tricky question. Maybe I should try going...
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    Steel Beam size vs Wood

    That longer spanned side already has an appropriate beam.
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    Steel Beam size vs Wood

    He says his firm doesnt do that type of calc. He's just my buddy who took a look at it for free
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    Steel Beam size vs Wood

    Hello, I am looking at installing a much larger secondary beam to support the 20' 2x6 floor joist span at its mid point. Currently we only have a wood 4x4, and after some calculations by a structural engineer friend of mine, he says it should be replaced with a beam of either 3 2x8s, or 5x...
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