Long 2x

[pop-pop]

An SPF board 2x20x20? probably would be somewhat less straight.

 

[Martin Roper]

I'm glad I don't have to hoist those into position.

 

[pop-pop]

I'm glad I don't have to hoist those into position.

Guess that house will be seriously open concept. Might span the double garage opening though.

 

[zdorsch]

Those were what I used for my garage door opening 16” tall and 1.75” thick. Seemed like overkill, but it’s what the table specified and I can’t stand saggy door openings!

 

[waitup]

We've got an open floorplan that I designed myself. Ended up having to put a few thousand pounds of steel in the place. Much like Martin, I'm glad I didn't have to lift them.

 

[HMH]

These are pretty common to span a large load-bearing opening between say a living room and and adjacent open kitchen as well. I used (3)-1.3/4x16x20' LVL when I designed/ built my house if I recall. we used opposing hoists to get them in place - definitely beefy!

 

[pop-pop]

Apparently, the hoist was two framers.

 

[awldune]

I've done this before and it is not too fun. Ideally 3-4 guys on ladders if no crane is available.

 

[Dee2]

Interesting. When we built the Lindal Cedar house years ago, I managed to lift a 6"X12"X14' glu-lam beam, single handedly, using 2"X4" levers and cribbing, one 4"X4" at a time to an 8'+ height. Forty years later, I wouldn't think about doing that.

Moderators may want to delete this as a post of relative stupidity. It did seem safe to do at the time.

 

[Gotcha6]

When you get older, stupidity is more focused in your rear view mirror. It keeps it from happening again - sometimes.

 

[pop-pop]

This man is probably on his 50s and he moves piles of 4x10 OSB and also takes them up stairs. One sheet at a time like this.

 

[Gotcha6]

That's the way I do it at 70. Got to work smarter, not harder. Been carrying solid core doors that way for a loooong time.