Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 May 23, 2011 11:15 am We are remodelling our kitchen and need some advice about how long a span a beam can be unsupported. The beam itself runs along one side of the house without joins (approx 10m long). Its 70mm wide and 170mm tall. Ideally we would like to have a 4m expanse without a support to enable us to have an uninterrupted benchtop along the wall. Does anyone know if this is possible? We dont have the money to reinforce with a steel beam. Re: Supporting timber beam 2May 23, 2011 3:58 pm You need a builder or carpenter to look at it to see what it need to support, before you work out the beam to use. Unless you DYI, which I DONT recommend, you dont need to know the size of the beam. All you need to know is the cost. A LVL beam to span that size is about $200. Get a pro to give you a price for the whole job. I'd say about $800-1200. 2 blokes for a day. Please no amateur span table junkies... ".....teach people the flanges are rubber and are damaged when a gorilla turns them off....." Re: Supporting timber beam 3May 24, 2011 10:04 am BuilderPaul A LVL beam to span that size is about $200. Is this the price you pay or is it the retail rate for a one off supply? BuilderPaul Please no amateur span table junkies... I had a different response to this, but I'll cop a ban for it. So I'll just say this. VV If people wish to try and help other posters with information they have then it should be allowed but any advice taken is in no way a substitute for proper paid advice from a Builder/Engineer/Architect/other suitably qualified person and should not be taken as professional advice. Re: Supporting timber beam 4May 24, 2011 6:23 pm Thanks. My builder didn't offer any solution but steel reinforcement, but I thought there must have been an easier or cheaper option. If anyone has a recommendation of a carpenter who uses LVL in St George area of Sydney, please send through to me. Thanks again. Re: Supporting timber beam 5May 24, 2011 6:51 pm Tishka, sent you a PM. ".....teach people the flanges are rubber and are damaged when a gorilla turns them off....." Re: Supporting timber beam 6May 24, 2011 6:56 pm u will need too let somebody know how much roof load is being surported by that beam,although in todays beam programms i wouldnt think that bean would be sufficient. most timber beams start too stuggle too hold themself up @ about 5 meters..let alone holding up anythingelse.. depending on the shape of your roof there could b girder trusses creating a point load alone that beam which also would need too b considered.. get pro advise!!! Hello everyone, After some suggestions and ideas about how to put a concrete path around the drop edge beam area on our new build. We are required to have a concrete path… 0 12875 The distance between my DEBs varies from 4.1m at the narrowest to 8.1m at the widest. 5 27330 |