Aloha Jed,
Thanks for your response.
The situation that I am dealing with in this renovation is that we need a very shallow beam, something in the neighborhood of a W12x58. We are trying to keep the bean shallow so the doors under it can be as tall as possible.
With the W12x58 the total (live...
I would like to get input on what to do about beam deflection for a new 24' beam that will serve as a header for a sliding door on the first floor of a two story renovation project.
My concern is that if the beam is ordered with camber in the beam that they camber will crack the wall and disrupt...
