Single family, two story + basement. This beam supports the load on the front of the house. I am not sure if the beam runs across the living space in the front of the house (there's no corresponding "beam" in the room next to the garage).
I'm trying to figure out if I can get a 4 post lift into my 3 car tandem garage and every inch is going to count.
About 5' from the front of the garage, we have a beam that's sheetrocked in. Due to it's dimensions (~23" tall, 8" wide) I got curious and jammed a screwdriver in and heard a metal...