The issue of beams, or headers, over windows and doors is somewhat complex. The size and number of the framing members used to create the beam depends on the load that is pressing down on top of ...

A 1,000-pound header beam that was being installed over a doorway of a wooden barn struck and killed Christopher Kohler, 42 of Wrightsville, Pa., authorities said. “The victim was on a lift and ...

The header beam on a big opening deflects progressively as a construction material is added during the building program. Finish flooring, interior and exterior wall sheeting above the opening ...

Macpherson was working on a barge at the Barangaroo ferry hub site when an unsecured metal and concrete header beam, sitting across two pylons, was knocked by another header beam being lifted by a ...