Shifting Steel !!!
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8 strong people but to be safe i would have 12 at my disposal.
Possibly hiring a crane is going to be much cheaper, quicker and safer.
Where's this steel going?
Possibly hiring a crane is going to be much cheaper, quicker and safer.
Where's this steel going?
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For the window, a couple of builders' trestles and a broom handle or two, ideally with a bit of metal pipe/scaf slipped over it. Set it higher than the window ledge.
Making big loops of rope or using slings can help carry it a few inches off the ground, hung on the shoulders
Making big loops of rope or using slings can help carry it a few inches off the ground, hung on the shoulders
You mean a couple of body builders.
It's 350kg.
50kg each is 7 people.
Considering the length of the beam it will be awkward, hence my safe bet at 12 people, that includes trippings, backs going and lazy lifters.
A crane could take it to the window and slide it in up to a point, then it will need to be lifted.
It's a heavy bit of metal.
Aren't you able to remove some bricks and slide it into position rather than taking it in and then manoeuvre it?
It would be a lot safer and easier considering that you can rest one side on the brickwork and use a couple of supports on the other end.
Steel supports can be hired for a fiver a week.
Which way is gonna go?
Gable to existing wall or perpendicular to the window wall?
Is there vehicular access?
If so, a crane can lift the steel over the wall and manoeuvre it more or less in its resting place.
In this case 2 people and the crane operator will be enough.
Gable to existing wall or perpendicular to the window wall?
Is there vehicular access?
If so, a crane can lift the steel over the wall and manoeuvre it more or less in its resting place.
In this case 2 people and the crane operator will be enough.
I'm washing my hair. Fell for this crap a few years back with a mate, won't be fooled twice!
If it really cannot be safely carried/craned into position then an alternative is to have it in two sections and using plates bolt the two sections together.
That would probably be the legally-compliant way.
The CDM regulations require the designer to take into account the practicalities of getting the beam in place safely. If someone slipped and hurt their back, or the beam was dropped on someone's foot, H&S would get involved.
Hire a crane mate, someone could be killed.
With social distancing, I reckon you're limited to 4 people on a 6.8m beam, good luck! 
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