For this remodel we planned on removing a couple walls surrounding the old kitchen to free the space up. In order to do that, we needed to support a long span that really only called for steel. If we had some space up in an attic or something then we could have used a larger wood beam of some kind, but we didn't have that situation here. One of the first things we need to do is get the thing in the house - so how? Well, it's different every time. This time we decided to cut a hole in the side of the house and slide it in.
Inside there are some jacks the beam is sliding onto. These will lift the beam into place as you'll see. 
Here's one of the jacks for the beam. There's another one at the other end of the beam.
Here's the other jack near the exterior wall. You can also see the temporary stick framed wall that is supporting the load above until the beam is in place. Also notice the wood that is being inserted into the cavity of the I-beam. This is for other wood members to tie into.
Now the I-beam has all the lumber installed and is ready to lift into place.
These lifts are a life saver - I think this beam is about 24 feet long and weighs close to 900 pounds. 
The guys check the final setting to make sure everything is ok before securing it. 
There's also the unseen part of all of this in the basement. Prior to this whole scenario we had to put some concrete pads for the posts to sit on. Huge props to the guys in the field that do all of this . . . and by the way, when I say "we" in this post I really mean "them". No way would the field guys want me out there. These guys are awesome!
