Which steel beam was used to reinforce the floor in the latest episode of the rogue builders program? Where can such a lightweight beam be found? It was easily handled by two people and mounted on the side of an existing beam to stiffen the structure.
No, I haven't seen it before, but it's probably available at the hardware store. I can imagine the profile is very strong, with its folds. Additionally, it's light, so it is an excellent solution for those who need to reinforce a sagging floor, for example. Many years ago, we were supposed to tear down a wall in an old house and install a beam in the ceiling that would be covered. An engineer calculated that. When the truck arrived with the beam, we stared at it and said... that, it was an H beam 120X120 and 10mm in thickness. When I fixed the box around it and painted, someone went upstairs, the paint cracked immediately, the floor shook. The metal profile shown in the program, I believe, is several times stronger than an iron beam.
What I gathered from the feature was that the metal profile's height was about 160-200 mm, the length about 6 meters. The floor/ceiling's compartment 600cc, one profile in each compartment, so it probably costs a pretty penny too. But if it doesn't cost more than a 220 stud, then this metal profile is simpler and better.
But this particular profile was meant to be screwed into the beam. There are z-profiles to replace regular beams during construction, but this was interesting especially considering the retrofitting. I've tried googling without results. I don't really know what to search for.
Yes, I understand, saw the program, it was screwed onto an existing floor joist. I've also googled, but only found that there are a lot of floors that bounce or sag. I stated that it was about 160-200mm high, not sure how much it extended, but 50-100mm was the width of it. The program might be available online for a few more days. When I googled, I saw that byggahus also had several threads there about sagging floors, maybe it’s mentioned there.jerk said:
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Maybe you can contact the carpentry company and ask if they have info: http://www.bthbygg.se/kontakt/
Get back to me when you have a response, I'm curious too.
Now I have found out what type of beam it is. It's called a Sigma beam and is sold by Weland AB.
I have asked Weland and am waiting for a response on what is needed to unload a section of 5.4 meters.
The brochure was too large to attach, but I will try to arrange it.
I have asked Weland and am waiting for a response on what is needed to unload a section of 5.4 meters.
The brochure was too large to attach, but I will try to arrange it.
Here is the link to the Sigmabalken.
http://www.welandlagersystem.se/default.asp?ID=SIGMABALK&sLang=sv-se
Maybe someone with knowledge can have a look at which beam is required to support a floor with a span of 5.4 meters. The idea is to remove one support so that there is only one section of 5.4 meters. Currently, it is 220x45 60 cc with a laminated chipboard floor.
http://www.welandlagersystem.se/default.asp?ID=SIGMABALK&sLang=sv-se
Maybe someone with knowledge can have a look at which beam is required to support a floor with a span of 5.4 meters. The idea is to remove one support so that there is only one section of 5.4 meters. Currently, it is 220x45 60 cc with a laminated chipboard floor.
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Hello, did anyone get a price on such a sigmabalk?
Yes, it would be interesting to get an idea of the price, it might fit well in the cabin to reinforce the inner ceiling with, where we removed the ugly 70s choice... it's sagging a bit.