Recent content by Dominick550

I like that saying! I can read it now, garage collapses in Prairie Village, owner dumbfounded..

Agree the beam is integral to the structure with how the roof is built. With the rafters running perpendicular to the roof span, it's the knee joists in the attic that are putting load down on the floor, versus out at the edges. I think it's all a no go, but if I were to do some sort of DIY...

Thanks for all the good info here, and what a great forum! Starting to agree with most that this might be a big deal to remove. Couple of clarifications. The garage ceiling rafters are actually 2x8's, not 2x 10's, and are one piece, so they are spanning the entire 20' length and not split in...

The joists in the ceiling of the garage run perpendicular to the steel main beam, I think they’re 2x10’s, if that’s what you’re referring to.

It's hard to see a weld seam, but yes there's a splice plate on each side, so I assume this is 2 beams joined there.

Thanks Zeke, It's a 75. Had all sorts of 911's over the years from a 67S to this, and been on the bird since 01 maybe. Didn't you have a 71S at one time? Jack Stand, The attic space is used per se, in that we store junk up there, but it's not living space at this point. I suppose it...

I've read through some of these posts on removing center poles, and most projects I've see folks add a steel beam with supports on each end. My 2 car 20x20 garage already has those, and above is just attic space that's only used for storage. Not sure why I have this extra center post, but I'd...