header beam where to buy

01-04-2013, 09:13 PM	#1
txny13 Newbie   Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 1	header beam where to buy so where can one go to buy a 20'clear span header beam do they make them that long ,is lvl ?stronger than say 2x12x1/2 ply 2x12x1/2 ply 2x12, just looking an thinging of a plan Last edited by txny13; 01-04-2013 at 09:18 PM.

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01-04-2013, 10:33 PM	#2
Daniel Holzman Civil Engineer   Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 3,556	header beam where to buy You might start by looking at a lumber supply store.

01-04-2013, 10:52 PM	#3
Joe Carola Framing Contractor   Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Caldwell, NJ Posts: 1,755	header beam where to buy Quote: Originally Posted by txny13 so where can one go to buy a 20'clear span header beam do they make them that long ,is lvl ?stronger than say 2x12x1/2 ply 2x12x1/2 ply 2x12, just looking an thinging of a plan Any lumberyard. __________________ Joe Carola

01-05-2013, 02:54 AM	#4
jklingel Member   Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 1,747	header beam where to buy Quote: Originally Posted by txny13 ...is lvl ?stronger than say 2x12x1/2 ply 2x12x1/2 ply 2x12... yes, if the same size. so are psl's. and, engineered beams are more structurally stable (not nearly as much shrinking, warping, twisting).

01-05-2013, 08:12 AM	#5
woodworkbykirk journeyman carpenter     Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: nova scotia canada Posts: 2,154	header beam where to buy for engineered lumber you have to go to a lumberyard not a big box store. it might have to be special ordered. the size of the beam has to be spec`d by a engineer for your application too.