SideshowRob
11-27-2005, 10:06 PM
Alright I'm going to test out the "Whatever You Want to Talk About".
We recentley purchased a house, which if anyone remembers is how we also came to be X-18 owners. Now, the house has a carport, which has been closed in and has doors on it. I am in the process of preparing the "dirt" floor to have a slab poured. Now to my issue. There is currently two 6x6 beams bolted together acting as support with two 6x6 support posts on sono tubes 7' from the house and the outside wall of the carport; all of this will be removed to make way for a steel beam supported at either end, which will open up the garage. Now, after all of that is my question, can anyone tell me what size beam I should use? I've inquired at a couple of the steel shops here in town, but honestly I really don't think they understand what I want, I've researched what they've said, but I don't plan to land my chopper on the roof of this thing, and I also don't want to hire an engineer, as that will cost as much as the beam. If anyone out there has done this or a similar project, I would appreciate any thoughts or advice.
Thanks
Sideshow
We recentley purchased a house, which if anyone remembers is how we also came to be X-18 owners. Now, the house has a carport, which has been closed in and has doors on it. I am in the process of preparing the "dirt" floor to have a slab poured. Now to my issue. There is currently two 6x6 beams bolted together acting as support with two 6x6 support posts on sono tubes 7' from the house and the outside wall of the carport; all of this will be removed to make way for a steel beam supported at either end, which will open up the garage. Now, after all of that is my question, can anyone tell me what size beam I should use? I've inquired at a couple of the steel shops here in town, but honestly I really don't think they understand what I want, I've researched what they've said, but I don't plan to land my chopper on the roof of this thing, and I also don't want to hire an engineer, as that will cost as much as the beam. If anyone out there has done this or a similar project, I would appreciate any thoughts or advice.
Thanks
Sideshow