Re: engineered lumber - LVL

["Mark and Susan Miller" <marknsuz@pacbell.net>]

You might consider using something other than wood.  Perhaps a steel I beam?



From: "PJ McGarvey"
> I'm thinking about a small basement remodel in a townhome, with a short 
> (~6 foot) basement ceiling.  I'm looking for an LVL that will be able to 
> take the load of the existing dimensional 2"x 7", probably old growth 
> floor joists.  Reason is, I want to be able to sister up the new LVLs, and 
> then cut down the existing old joists as many inches as possible to get 
> some headroom in the basement.