Hello!
I saw that someone in another thread knew that an HEA220 weighs about 60kg per meter. Is this correct? I have HEA200 and wonder if anyone knows what they weigh per meter.
I will try to lift two beams to an intermediate floor at a height of 2.5 meters. They are 4 and 5 meters long, respectively. We live on a hill, so no cranes can come in. Any tips on how to lift them?
Best regards,
Marcus
I saw that someone in another thread knew that an HEA220 weighs about 60kg per meter. Is this correct? I have HEA200 and wonder if anyone knows what they weigh per meter.
I will try to lift two beams to an intermediate floor at a height of 2.5 meters. They are 4 and 5 meters long, respectively. We live on a hill, so no cranes can come in. Any tips on how to lift them?
Best regards,
Marcus
A beam like that I can carry on my shoulder
, well, on one side at least. Pallets are useful for many things, including support under a beam. It's possible to lift a bit at a time using a lever = iron bar/plank/rule and then place support gradually, one side at a time. It takes a bit of time with such tasks, if one is impatient, but if you can't drive into the living room with a forklift, then you have to manage by hand, at a low cost = a few beers.............
, well, on one side at least. Pallets are useful for many things, including support under a beam. It's possible to lift a bit at a time using a lever = iron bar/plank/rule and then place support gradually, one side at a time. It takes a bit of time with such tasks, if one is impatient, but if you can't drive into the living room with a forklift, then you have to manage by hand, at a low cost = a few beers.............
It should also be possible to build 2 temporary tripods and hang a pulley system under them to lift with. Now it depends a bit on whether you have free height, but you should if there isn't anything there to attach a lifting device to.
snuttjulle, a tripod is always good to use, but I assumed there is a ceiling 2.5 meters up, so the tripod won't work, and the block takes up its space as well. You also have to assume the room has its limitations, and that the beams are at least as long/wide as the room, so you have to angle them in, if I understood correctly.
Thank you for the good advice.
I get the concept with rails and pipes to roll the beams on.
The problem, as you have mentioned, is getting them up to the 2.50-meter height and maneuvering them into an upper floor where they need to be inserted into an intermediate floor structure. I have free height, but then they need to be nudged through an opening.
Attached is a picture of how the house will look when the beams need to be installed.
I get the concept with rails and pipes to roll the beams on.
The problem, as you have mentioned, is getting them up to the 2.50-meter height and maneuvering them into an upper floor where they need to be inserted into an intermediate floor structure. I have free height, but then they need to be nudged through an opening.
Attached is a picture of how the house will look when the beams need to be installed.
Can you place something above the opening? At various department stores, you can buy manual winches quite cheaply, including a few meters of strap, used for boat trailers among other things, and they can be rolled both forward and backward. I bought one at Biltema for 250 SEK (can handle 500kg) when I intended to lift up a small lathe (250kg though). Made a makeshift frame with the winch on top, lifted the lathe and moved the table underneath - tricky but not sweaty at least. If you have the opportunity to set up two of these at each end, on the top side of the opening, you have a very effective lifting device.
We raised an 8 m HEB 280 (800 kg) using pallets and jacks.
The first meter up, a tractor lifted with pallet forks through a wide doorway, then we placed pallets underneath and lifted one pallet height at a time with the jacks. Just take it easy and watch your fingers.
The first meter up, a tractor lifted with pallet forks through a wide doorway, then we placed pallets underneath and lifted one pallet height at a time with the jacks. Just take it easy and watch your fingers.
250 kilos is not very much actually, so it's not a big problem to lift. A three-legged stand or in this case perhaps just an A-frame that is then attached to the house wall becomes a good mount for a winch. I would guess that 2 pieces of 45X95 would be more than enough.
Thanks for the advice. In the end, I built a ramp with two pieces of 45x170x5400. Then four of us heaved it up using arm strength and rope. We ignored the winch because it can only lift 1 meter at a time. In this case, it was a total distance of almost 6 meters. See the website for pictures and video: http://hem.fyristorg.com/warnby/bostad/dagbok/index.htm
We tried to do the same, but with about a dozen "hired" acquaintances instead of a tractor. When we were halfway up, one of the guys put in a bit too much effort and drove both feet through the rotten floor.mycke_nu said:
He got away with just a fright when we came down and got him in the crawl space :eek:
Funny in hindsight, but it felt a bit ...you know... at the time. It would have been embarrassing to knock off the acquaintances before the beam was in place.
/ Fredrik
exactly the same with the same dimensions hahaha we put it into the gaRAGE afterwards as well.mycke_nu said:
the excavator drove it in as far as it could. then I borrowed 40 SE pallets and had 2 jacks and 2 support beams.
worked great.
regards
carpenter estwing