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3 Beams or 2 Beams

3 years ago

Hi all,

Looking to add ceiling beams to my space. Which beam layout would you say looks best? See blue tape for proposed locations. The left side has 3 and right has 2. Thanks so much!

2 Beams
3 Beams
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  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    If you do the 3 rafters, the center one will end somewhere in the middle of the windows. Even lay people understand the rafter represents structure, and they may not quite know why, but would get a feeling something seems a bit off with that.

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