replying to Thumper, thumper wrote:
Thumper wrote:

I am finishing my basement and want to remove a support post. It is a split
level house and has a hidden beam in the basement now which consists of
4-2x10
in the middle of the house. The house is 24' wide. It supports the main
floor
and the roof. I am in southern Minnesota so there is a good amount of
snow. I
would like to use a steel I beam to keep the most head room I can. If I
could
get a 6" beam to do the job it would be best but an 8 inch would be ok. I
know
that I will need an engineer to size the beam before I do this but I would
like
to get an idea of how much it will cost to see if it is worth doing before
I
spend money on an engineer. Thanks




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Ok I read my original post and realized I did not explained my self very
well. I took some pictures maybe they will help. The joists are 2x10 and
the center beam is 4-2x10 I want to remove the post and put a beam under
it that would span the whole 14'. I am not worried about getting it in the
building or hoisting it or the posts or the footing. I have access to skid
loaders jibs material lifts core drills and just about everything else I
could think I might need. I was hopping to get an idea of the size of the
beam for pricing materials.







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