I think you're right. I took "beam" to mean a "beam", not a "post". Foolish me!

beam - one of the principal horizontal supporting members of a building

post - a vertical structural member

Jeff, I'm not trying to beat you up here but if we have interpreted this correctly it would behoove you to brush up on the technical terms for basic structural components. (Just so you know, I have plenty of room for improvement in many areas myself.)

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