Project Basement - Level in Ballard cont'd

I am so glad that Mike & Edgar didn't throw this away. This is the old 6x6 beam that was sagging & cracked. It's now apparent to me why it was so bad. You can see not one, not two, but THREE very large knots in the wood that weakened it. It was very cool to see and equally reassuring that it's down and will be replaced with a slightly newer version. :-)