The arrival of getting 260kg on the ceiling.....

[Plupp 5589]

I was going to tear down a load-bearing wall about 5 meters in my house and calculated that a glulam beam would be too high, so instead, I used a steel beam, and not just any steel beam but a HEB 180 weighing about 260 kg!!!!! Initially, I was going to gather a bunch of people and do it manually, but after feeling the weight of the beam, my friend, who is also a concrete driller, suggested we use an alpine lift! And thank goodness we did , it would have been a bit heavy otherwise ;D
So here's a tip for those of you who want to put up a steel beam!

Below are pictures, note that the installation is not finished yet, this is the start of our new kitchen
Best regards, Dadde

 

[Plupp 5589]

The beam looks much smaller than it is :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

 

[Mats]

Drop them on the toes, and it feels bigger

Nicely done and great tips

 

[Styx]

Those lifts are good for many things..
Had one to lift 9m glulam to 4m height for a lean-to roof last summer..

 

[Toobster]

Sexy pictures!

What will you use to support the beam with?

How much did the beam cost?

I might need something similar eventually but haven't scouted around much yet.

Thanks

 

[Tornhill]

You were smarter than me

We ordered an HEA 240 weighing about 440kg, which needed to go up to 285cm at the top.

Twelve of us lifted it and placed it on supports we had built along the way.
It took five hours, four family-sized pizzas, and an endless number of sodas and swear words before it was in place. But it looks good now

/ Fredrik