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kjm

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« on: February 18, 2012, 05:34 PM »
need to know size of steel i beam for a 20 foot span. i am building a lean to in backyard the size is 10by 20 .it will be 8 feet height on one side and 7 feet on the other
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« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2012, 12:19 PM »
The beam supplier should have rating for this.  But you need know load/wind load etc.  I would look for plans and see what they say to use. Even if they say use wood you can figure out the load rating from that.

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Steve
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