Recent content by nickffc

blimy....what have i started..... i don't even like leotards.... i find they ride up to high....!!! :oops: :D anyway most helpful replys from all...thanks very much :wink: i do have a related question regarding the interior of the room that will eventually have these doors fitted...

yeah i see what you mean... i cant be having much deflection hanging doors off it....!

Whys that Freddy...?

questions questions..... seeing this is going to be a very long RSJ... is it usually acceptable to say have the beam in a few parts....? two beams bolted together with fish plates and also the shelf plate bolted to the beam...? it's just the size of this thing is going to be stupidly heavy...

nice.... thanks for that... so i see from the drawing this steel is for a flat roof, i presume the plate that is welded to the beam maybe configured slightly different to take the weight of my gable end..... ? thanks for your time... Nick

how funny....

yeah i thought as much about the engineer.... any idea what the type of rsj would be called that has a plate added to it for the outside wall...? many thanks nick

HI All New to the forum but been reading for some time.... been a wealth of knowledge... anyway i have a question... I'm about to embark on a project to revamp the lounge and want to install a very long set of bi fold patio doors... probably going to be about 4.5 m wide. i live in a...