I'm trying to figure out if my se specified an less then ideal beam.
Basically i have a design based on 2 parallel flange channel beams back to back. They are rigidly but bolted together.
On the inside i can wedge some wood in the channel and cover with plaster board.
But what do i do on the outside?
The beam is 200x90x30. So the gap in the flange is too small for a brick.
Do i trim the bricks and then bed them in mortar in the steel channel?
Looking now i should have got a single beam with a welded plate. But i have the beam now so i guess i have to work with it!
Cheers
Basically i have a design based on 2 parallel flange channel beams back to back. They are rigidly but bolted together.
On the inside i can wedge some wood in the channel and cover with plaster board.
But what do i do on the outside?
The beam is 200x90x30. So the gap in the flange is too small for a brick.
Do i trim the bricks and then bed them in mortar in the steel channel?
Looking now i should have got a single beam with a welded plate. But i have the beam now so i guess i have to work with it!
Cheers