Back at breaktime after several years of no activity-business and life have been overly complicated obviously. New format is a bit trippy and it will take me a bit of time to become comfortable perhaps-but nice to read posts about building and construction again!
Have a good question to post to ‘ya all—I am installing two 4 X 12 beams on a job. One is 20′, the other 16’. The beams will be joined at right angles and the client wants a metal, round post as the support at the join-rather than a 4x. I think galvanized metal is too weak for my purpose. What are my other options? I’ll talk w/engineer and metal shop-but it’s always nice knowing a bit more going into the discussions…
Thankx-glad to be back online—pagen-general contractor in sunny (albeit smoggy), California.
Aoologies if the look of post is awkward—may take a time or two…
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Welcome back.
Your engineer and metal fabricator should be able to put you at ease to the fact that even a 2 inch pipe will be better than a 4x4.
An A36 piece of structural tube will be even better, the rightangle will be easy to accomodate with a welded bracket at the top. Filled with concrete the equations for buckling change and it is even stronger.
Please define A 36.
TRIGGER
Don't know A36 either-though my partner suggested there were stronger metals, (than galvanized), we might investigate.
Thought of the concrete fill also, but this will be installed in a room with a lovely, (and newly refinished), wood floor, and I am loathe to dealing with the added complication, (of concrete), if I have an option.