diff --git a/src/Dodge/Picture.hs b/src/Dodge/Picture.hs
index c5de93c77..01051ad9a 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Picture.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Picture.hs
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@ verticalPipe w col (xx,xy) za zb = pictures $ map (poly3D . f) ps
     g (a,b,_) = (a,b,zb)
     f' a = (a,col)
 
-thickLinePlane :: Float -> Point3 -> Point3 -> Point3 -> [Point3]
-thickLinePlane = undefined
+expandLine :: Point3 -> Point3 -> Point3 -> [Point3]
+expandLine v x y = [x -.-.- v, y -.-.- v, y +.+.+ v, x +.+.+ v]
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Room/Foreground.hs b/src/Dodge/Room/Foreground.hs
index 3624af7ed..ff1e75263 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Room/Foreground.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Room/Foreground.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module Dodge.Room.Foreground
     where
 import Dodge.Picture
+import Dodge.Base
 import Picture
 import Geometry
 import Geometry.Data
@@ -52,5 +53,56 @@ highPipe x y = pictures
     ,verticalPipe 5 orange (0.5 *.* (x +.+ y)) (-0.1) (-0.2) 
     ]
 
+girderZ :: Float -> Point2 -> Point2 -> Picture
+girderZ w x y = setDepth (-0.1) $ color red $ pictures $
+    [ thickLine [xt,yt] 3 
+    , thickLine [xb,yb] 3
+    ]
+    ++ map (flip thickLine 3 . flat2) ls
+  where
+    n = w *.* (normalizeV $ vNormal $ y -.- x)
+    xb = x +.+ n
+    yb = y +.+ n
+    xt = x -.- n
+    yt = y -.- n
+    ps = divideLineExact (w*2) xb yb
+    dia = rotateV (pi/4) n
+    ps' = map (\p -> intersectSegLine' xt yt p (p +.+ dia)) ps
+    ls = catMaybes $ zipWith (fmap . (,)) ps ps'
+girderV :: Float -> Point2 -> Point2 -> Picture
+girderV w x y = setDepth (-0.1) $ color red $ pictures $
+    [ thickLine [xt,yt] 3 
+    , thickLine [xb,yb] 3
+    ]
+    ++ map (flip thickLine 3 . flat2) as'
+    ++ map (flip thickLine 3 . flat2) bs'
+  where
+    n = w *.* (normalizeV $ vNormal $ y -.- x)
+    xb = x +.+ n
+    yb = y +.+ n
+    xt = x -.- n
+    yt = y -.- n
+    ps = divideLineExact (w*2) xb yb
+    (as,bs) = evenOddSplit ps
+    f a = map (\p -> intersectSegLine' xt yt p (p +.+ (rotateV a n)))
+    as' = catMaybes $ zipWith (fmap . (,)) as $ f (pi/4) as
+    bs' = catMaybes $ zipWith (fmap . (,)) as $ f (3*pi/4) as
+girder :: Float -> Point2 -> Point2 -> Picture
+girder w x y = setDepth (-0.1) $ color red $ pictures $
+    [ thickLine [xt,yt] 3 
+    , thickLine [xb,yb] 3
+    ]
+    ++ map (flip thickLine 3 . flat2) ls
+  where
+    n = w *.* (normalizeV $ vNormal $ y -.- x)
+    xb = x +.+ n
+    yb = y +.+ n
+    xt = x -.- n
+    yt = y -.- n
+    ps = divideLineExact (w*2) xb yb
+    ps' = map (\p -> intersectSegLine' xt yt p (p +.+ n)) ps
+    ls = catMaybes $ zipWith (fmap . (,)) ps ps'
+
+
 --highGirder :: Point2 -> Point2 -> Picture
 --highGirder x y = 
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Room/Start.hs b/src/Dodge/Room/Start.hs
index f242ae0ae..15dd59d03 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Room/Start.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Room/Start.hs
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ startRoom = do
             ----    ]
             --, highDiagonalMesh (w,0) (0,0) h 50
             [ highPipe (0,h/2) (w, h/2)
+            , girderV 10 (0,3*h/4) (w, 3*h/4)
             ]
     pure . Right <$> randomiseOutLinks (shiftRoomBy ((-20,-20),0) $ roomRectAutoLinks w h & rmPS %~ (fground :))