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Home Wall Stabilization/Repair Steel Beams and Channels
Steel Beams and Channels Print E-mail

Advantages:

  • Low tech and relatively easy to install
  • No maintenance once installed except painting.


Disadvantages:

  • Must be connected to the floor joists for stability on top
  • Must be set in concrete or bolted to the floor
  • Installation may interfere with in-floor drainage pipes
  • 4” steel channels can bend with extreme hydrostatic pressure
  • Generally utilized for commercial applications
  • Steel beams take several inches of interior clearance
  • Potential home buyers may not like the appearance
  • Rust and corrosion.
  • Unsightly at best
 
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