Hello!
I am planning to build a balcony. The problem is that I have a patio door below and a kitchen window below, which means I don't want any supporting posts obstructing the view or the door. So, I thought about using a steel beam, like an HEA.
I will place the balcony on the roof truss on one side and then have a 4-meter span where I have a glulam column supporting the steel beam. On top of the beam, I will place my balcony floor joists.
How strong of a steel beam do I need?
I have tried to draw a small sketch in Paint to illustrate.
I am planning to build a balcony. The problem is that I have a patio door below and a kitchen window below, which means I don't want any supporting posts obstructing the view or the door. So, I thought about using a steel beam, like an HEA.
I will place the balcony on the roof truss on one side and then have a 4-meter span where I have a glulam column supporting the steel beam. On top of the beam, I will place my balcony floor joists.
How strong of a steel beam do I need?
I have tried to draw a small sketch in Paint to illustrate.
Hello!
I have a barn constructed with Hea beams for the hayloft structure. Up there, I currently store around 200 tons of timber. I believe my beams are 150 mm. There’s no chance of breaking a Hea beam with a balcony. Over a span of 4 meters, we have three densely packed timber bundles, each 5 meters high. No idea about the weight, but it's many tons. The beam doesn't flex a single mm. So go ahead and build. Then you can build 20 more balconies on top. It'll hold.
I have a barn constructed with Hea beams for the hayloft structure. Up there, I currently store around 200 tons of timber. I believe my beams are 150 mm. There’s no chance of breaking a Hea beam with a balcony. Over a span of 4 meters, we have three densely packed timber bundles, each 5 meters high. No idea about the weight, but it's many tons. The beam doesn't flex a single mm. So go ahead and build. Then you can build 20 more balconies on top. It'll hold.
Cheesus:
I have an H-beam measuring 180x170, which should suffice, considering what you have in your barn.
Mycke-nu:
Rust is obviously not fun, but I can rust-treat, paint, and then encase the iron beam with the same wood I have for the balcony.
I have an H-beam measuring 180x170, which should suffice, considering what you have in your barn.
Mycke-nu:
Rust is obviously not fun, but I can rust-treat, paint, and then encase the iron beam with the same wood I have for the balcony.