Laminated beam

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Some great ideas you've given me.Tom,I will NOT try to build an LVL myself.Egon, I have two engine lifts already and they get in the way most of the time.The microlam seems very interesting and I will try to find out the size needed to span 30 ft and carry 1k in weight.Sure wish i could find a nice aluminum I beam.:)
 
   / Laminated beam #22  
Microlams will need to be ordered whether you buy from a big box store or a local "real" lumberyard. 5-10 day lead time is required. Tell them your needs and they can look up what specs are required. Keep in mind that any beam this long, whether metal or wood, will not be cheap. Expect this to run $600-1000

One nice advantage to buying a wood solution is that virtually every wood seller offers curb delivery for $59 or less. Depending upon your trailer/towing situation, the ability to have someone else deliver a 30' beam into your residential driveway and use their forklift to unload it is very attractive.

I don't think you will typically find steel or aluminum dealers doing curbside deliveries to residential areas with 30' lengths at all, much less for $59 The key word here is residential. Over the road freight companies have surcharges for residential delivery running from $50-150. The cheapest way to get anything big delivered is by a lumber yard style delivery truck with the piggyback forklift. The delivery guy from Home Depot spends half his day making residential deliveries and is used to homeowners pointing to the exact spot where they want something put. A 30' beam on the back of a lumberyard truck will travel there easily. A typical homeowner has access to flat trailers 16'-20' long. That still leaves 10' or more sticking out the back.
That will not go over well in traffic or with the local cops/DOT.
 
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Well,I suppose I have to use a steel beam.I have called two lvl companies and they say they can't build one that will span 30ft and be able to lift 2000 lbs and both recommend steel beams.I was hoping it could be done with wood.Now the search for the correct size beam begins.
 
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bones1 said:
Well,I suppose I have to use a steel beam.I have called two lvl companies and they say they can't build one that will span 30ft and be able to lift 2000 lbs and both recommend steel beams.I was hoping it could be done with wood.Now the search for the correct size beam begins.


thats not right, i know for a fact that fairly normal LVL can span that (in a multi ply version)
 
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bones1

I put steel beam in a friends pole barn 10 years ago below one of his trusses.
We made some pipe legs that clamp to the bottom of the beam and he puts these a couple of feet on each side of vehicle when he is pulling engine to carry the load and puts them against the post at the outside of the building for storage.

tommu56
 
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tommu56,was it a small beam and how did you attach it to the walls.Mine needs to go across to both sides and sit down on top of cut off 4x6's that are attached to the sides of the existing 4x6"s with steel plates and thru bolts, that came with the bldg.Trying to get an idea of what size beam I can use without needing supports.
 
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bones1 said:
...Trying to get an idea of what size beam I can use without needing supports.

I believe that a steel I-beam 10" deep x 4 5/8" wide is a standard size (according to my Mark's Handbook) and should support your load over a 30' span.
 
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I bought three 3 1/2 inch by 13 3/4 inch Glue Lam beams yesterday that are 22 feet long for $657 delivered from Lowes. I ordered them yesterday, and they brought them out to the job by noon today.

Eddie
 
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Thanks Tom.I can tell you are an engineer by owning that book.That's the information I need and works out to about 25.4 lbs per foot.762 lb beam.:eek:
Eddie thanks for that info as well.What load do your glue lams carry and do you know the approximate weight.What are the chances of bolting two glue lams together and using them if they will carry the weight.Thanks again to all.:)
 

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