On Jan 11, 9:02 pm, Larry Caldwell
wrote:
In article 208b9b3d-8e27-46bd-9f35-9e0ed1a7f110@
21g2000hsj.googlegroups.com, (RicodJour)
says...

I just ran a quick calc with some large assumptions. I figured Hem-
Fir, No. 1 grade equivalent (older houses were generally built with
better wood),

Is hem-fir likely in New Jersey? I thought east coast wood was mostly
pine, which is substantially weaker than western woods.

I would think an engineered member (glu-lam) would be cheaper than
dimensional lumber for this application. Any decent lumber yard could
run the load calcs from a drawing and order the right beam.

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Larry,

Ever hear of southern yellow pine? It probably the most commonly
available structural lumber in the east and in equivalent size and
spacing can span greater distances than douglas fir.