Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Dec 09, 2016 9:58 am Hi, I need to replace existing wooden posts (like the power poles), with steel posts on a single story qlder. Some of the house has new posts (75*75*?), but for whatever reason they did not do the whole house. My question is how do I determine (without an engineer) what my metal gauge should be on my posts? Just go for the biggest available is one option? My options are 2.5 through to 5mm. Additionally I will be using the adjustable (screw up) posts, anyone had any dramas with them? Cheers, You’re on the right track, wire brush in a grinder then a zinc rich epoxy primer then a top coat of some sort, like a waterproofing membrane. Raising the concrete would… 1 7029 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 14442 Old Home Restoration / Renovation To reduce noise transfer without compromising the aesthetic of your exposed I beams, consider filling the 100mm gap between the I beams and the floor above with dense,… 6 9124 |