A questions for any structural engineers

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by hillegom

Sphelps: Did you mean the 4" as vertical? I would have thought that deeper would hold more weight.

Deeper would hold more weight in terms of beam strength however the guy asked for a lower profile than 3" so I suggested a 2" x 4" instead of a 3" x 3". Has enough beam strength if laid out 2" tall and the 4" width provides more support at the ends which is the critical spot anyway.