Steel Floor Support Beams
In the basement of the same house i had large steel i beams that spanned nearly 16 feet supporting enormous loads as well.
Steel floor support beams. This extra surface area provides more support beneath the floor and also serves decorative purposes. Our 24 x 26 house floor framing floor beams and posts would now look like the image below. Instead of having a 2 inch surface area on which to place flooring beams may be 4 inches 6 inches or even wider. You can avoid lots of columns by installing a taller beam.
Structural steel is commonly used in basements since they are height adjustable to accommodate any movement in soil or building settling after installation. While steel beams are erected column to beam connection and beam to beam connections are encountered. The use of steel allowed me to create wide open spaces with minimal. Beams commonly transfer loads from floors and roof to the columns.
Steel beam members can span up to 18m but the most usual range of steel beam spans rang from 3m to 9m. Extra costs apply for knocking down walls rerouting utilities or adding underpinnings for support. Depends on if it s installed flush or hidden and if underpinnings are added for support.