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Rob1115
Aug 12, 2012, 10:18 PM
Hi I am replacing a deck, and I am not sure what size of beam to use. The piers are ten feet apart and the deck height is twenty inches at top of joists. I was going to use 2 x 10 joist with three laminated
2 x 10s for the beam, giving me only inch and half under the beam. Can I use 3 laminated 2 x 8s instead? Thanks Rob