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-b… ...

Usually this means the steel beam is close to 8inches tall and weighs 17pounds per linear foot - a common size that's in residences. But you can get 8-inch-tall steel I-beams that weigh more than ...

A crane was lifting approximately six steel beams when they tumbled. A witness tells WBZ the beams were about 20 feet up and fell into the construction zone at The Hub on Causeway, ...

Oz Lifting Products has unveiled heavy-duty stainless steel hoists for lifting and tensioning operations. The hoists are available in 0.25-, 0.75-, 1.5- and 3-ton versions and each one can be ...

Construction workers were lifting the steel beams off of a delivery truck when they dislodged and fell onto the truck inside the job site, according to John Moriarty & Associates, a contractor ...

Three 60-foot steel beams fell 40 stories at the World Trade Center construction site Thursday after a crane cable snapped. Authorities said no one was injured when the beams – each weighing ...

This latest phase involves lifting steel beams for the western side of the new bridge, the side that is completely closed to University Boulevard traffic. The lifter will be a 161-foot-long crane.