06-29-2009, 06:11 PM
The pipe is not heavy except that the elbow would be supporting the full length of the pipe from the elbow to the opposite wall where the other end of the pipe is supported. A vertical I beam with a strap welded to the top of the I beam and wrapped around the pipe is all you would need. Heavy posts the diameter of the pipe would be overkill. If it is a steam pipe with lagging to keep people from getting a burn off it, the I beam should just disappear into the lagging, the strap would have been installed on the pipe and the lagging added afterwards, I think. Others are probably more aware of how industry supports steam pipes than I am.