Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 Nov 15, 2012 12:43 am Hi, I have some concerns with the steel beam running across the garage for the roof frame with the house I am currently building in Perth. To me it looks as if the steel beam was not long enough and a bit was welded on. The steel beam is very heavy guage steel, then there is such a thin in comparison box section welded on the end. Has anyone else had something similar done to their roof frame? http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/834/img2652ei.jpg/ Re: Steel Beam Concerns 2Nov 15, 2012 8:14 am That steel beam is a strutting beam and usually it runs parallel with the ceiling joist's,when its placed on an angle like this it is to either support a section of roof or where the other end of it(not shown) is placed over a solid section of wall and not over any openings. That RHS of steel welded onto the underside of it is to block it up above the ceiling joist's so when the beam settles with the weight of the tiles it it wont cause the ceiling to have any unsightly sags in it. The blocking piece supports the Strutting beam at the end where the pitch of the roof has been cut out.Standard stuff really. I might add that this roof Strutting beam taper cut should go all the way to the outside of the timber wall plate. Re: Steel Beam Concerns 3Nov 15, 2012 8:30 am I would ask the builder for the latest copy of the structural engineering to see if that design is what the engineer approved. I can see why it has been done at the garage door end but without floor or engineering plans, hard to assess where the steel beam ends or why it is required. It looks like your builder is hand building the roof trusses which is unusual but that maybe a W.A thing. Over east, these roof trusses all need to be engineered so most builders get a framing company to build them. The steel beam runs above the bottom plate of your roof trusses hence why there is the angled end of the steel beam. It is to go into the triangle formed between the ceiling of your garage and the roof covering near the outside wall. The 'extra' steel is to bring the steel beam connection down onto the top plate of the garage wall and it is that length so that the extra steel gets a good purchase on the steel beam (and transfers the load points further into full depth of the steel beam). Is it the right dimensions etc? Only your engineering will tell you. Regards RiH edit: Surfnturf beat me while editing and his comments have the technical terms. Hi I am wanting some opinions about the build of a steel shed I am going to get one about 4.5 x 2.5 m steel shed and the height will be about 2.3-2.4m high The one I am… 0 14465 Thanks for all replies. I just noticed now the pictures I added to post right on top of page were wrong. I attached pictures showing "current" and my "suggested" floor… 9 14652 Regardless of wall hung toilet or floor pan toilet your feet will be right on drain, seems to me the waste should not be in that location given the design. Also are you… 6 7048 |