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Hi all Can the steel beams on this garage be rendered? The blocks are not flush with the steel, there's approx 22mm from the face of the blocks to the steel. Thanks

I don't know what's stopping the bolts from shearing but they have been done like this for many years without any problems. Theres 14 inches of concrete with steel around the edges.

Building a steel rsj garage with 6 foot high blockwork between the rsj's. Do I need to put any dpc's in the blockwork? Will be plastering the outside. TIA

Will do.

It's 47ft x 30ft x 16ft high steel frame with blocks 8ft high and box profile sheeting on roof and down the sides to meet blockwork. I got the frame made up and will put it up myself.

Thanks I would not of thought of that. I'll give it at least a month anyway, last thing I want to do is destroy it.

They are 16ft lengths of 180mm H iron and need to be lifted 18ft high.

Hi Im building a steel rsj garage, and I'm planning on putting in a 4 inch concrete slab with compacted stone base and reinforcement mesh. I will need to drive a 5 ton teleporter on the slab to lift the steel into place. Will the 4 inch slab hold up without cracking? Or should I go for a thicker...