DEAR TIM: I’m getting ready to build a large room addition that needs a beam to support the floor joists. I’ve been told that a wood beam will work, but I’ve always seen steel I-beams in other houses.

The gym at Ursuline College is destroyed, felled by 110-mile-per-hour winds during a July 20 tornado. The college is still determining the total amount of damage and whether any portion of the O'Brien ...

Here are two types of wood I-beams. The large beam at the top supports smaller wood I-joists or beams. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week ...

With environmental benefits and lower labor costs, mass timber has grown into a market that could rival steel and concrete in the construction industry. By Keith Schneider SPOKANE, Wash. — Although it ...