Now that the old wall stud is gone, how to install a 7-foot 3.5"x 12" laminated beam (LVL) by myself? This thing weighs a tone and I found on the web a cool way to hold the beam "in the air" allowing me to make adjustments, shimming and nailing with just a pair of hands. See the couple of temporary 2x4 temporary beam cradle assembly: The shorter 2x4 creates a resting ledge, leaving room for the beam height plus 1/4". The extra 1/4" is for driving shims underneath the beam which pushes it tight against the top plate above.
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