Replacing lumber beam with LVL
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Posted by: Kelly Bramble ® 11/30/2006, 09:27:41 Author Profile eMail author Edit

First, you need to know what kind of wood, then determine the strength characteristics. After you know what it is, the easiest thing to do is determine your replacement structural member of equivalent or preferably stronger. Chances are, you will need a rather huge beam to support the load without the 10' support spans. You also need to know the estimated deflections of the original beam as you don't want sagging in the middle. Removing the 10" support beams sounds aggresive Then the real engineering starts. You are going to need a solid plan on how to replace this beam. Clearly, this beam supports a lot of load. I would realy like to see you come back to this forum and ask more questions. I would get a local engineer (PE) involved to verify all calculations, replacment material, and review the plan to replace the existing beam.

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