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Saw a clever way to hide a support post in a historic house in Savannah
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noah_black5mo ago
What exactly do you mean by a support post, like a steel beam or something? I'm trying to picture how you hide something structural in an old house without it looking totally out of place.
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oliver_morgan5mo ago
Wait, you're seriously asking if a support post is a steel beam? @noah_black, a post is a column, like a pole holding stuff up. A beam goes across the top. Hiding a steel post is the easy part, you just box it in with old looking wood. The real trick is hiding a big new beam in the ceiling without it dropping down and looking weird.
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webb.stella5mo ago
Check out flitch beams. They use a steel plate sandwiched between wood, so it looks original. Lets you keep the old house feel while adding serious strength.
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