A Retrofit
Ridge Beam
A Retrofit
Ridge Beam
A giant LVL ridge beam solved
the roof load problems on this
two-story addition
CASE STUDY
by Silas Towler and Rick Schneider
OCTOBER JLC 1997
Our local health center had outgrown the 50-yearold,
1,250-square-foot house they had moved
into 15 years ago. The doctors, nurses, and staff
needed more exam rooms, more bathrooms, private
offices, and improved administrative space. We were
asked to work with them in designing and building the new
space. Ideas and floor plans went back and forth until we
chose a plan that fit their needs and allowed them to remain
open for business every day throughout the project.
The existing building was a one-story, 24x36-foot Cape,
with