Todays job: Retrofitting a steel beam into an existing garage to remove a steel post and a section of wood beam. Also the triple lvl’s will be cut off just past the steel beam. My job was just to provide and install the steel beam and remove the post. The homeowner will patch drywall, cut lvl’s, paint, and etc. The entire job took 3 hours from when we showed up till when we pulled out. The happy homeowner took all pics and posted to this link:
http://forums.audiworld.com/tt/msgs/1719897.phtml
At the bottom this link is the link to where all 54 pics are posted. Homeowner wanted to remove steel post and triple lvl over the third bay for a ar lift to stack 2 cars. Prior to us arriving, 16 lvl’s were installed to span the ceiling of the garage over the third bay. Future living area will be over the garage.
John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
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3 hours is a good time for that job....but you cheated! You used a bobcat.
I noticed that you used a pipewrench on the adjustable stanchion. Thats one of my tricks too.
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I always cheat with a bobcat. Work smarter not harder. That boom is one of the best attachment purchases I've ever made. We set trusses, steel beams, and limestone slabs with it on a regular basis.
Pipe wrench on that adj. post is much better than trying to get a wrench on there. I'm not a big fan of adj. posts. We usually fab our own fixed posts here in our shop.
Thanks,John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
I noticed there's no lateral support on the beam. It doesn't even appear to be attached to the LVLs. I don't know enough about the situation to know if that's neeed or not. But most beam design programs call for the top flange to be restrained at some intervals. It might be worth checking into.
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Ahhh....very observant. I ran out of time for another meeting. I'm heading back up to attach brackets from steel beam to wood beam. This job was kind of an anomaly. I've never stacked beams like this before. We originally wanted to hang the wood beam off the side of the steel beam, but the engineer sized a HUGE steel beam because of rotation. So our compromise since headroom between doors is not an issue and we still have about 8' clearance under the steel beam was to go to a lighter beam (w12x35) and cut the wood beam flush with the outside of the steel beam. The engineer said that we only had to go 1" past the center flange to avoid rotation but I wanted to be all the way to the outside of the flange. I feel safer with this stacked method anyway.John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
John,
Really nice job and super photo documentary of the work progression. Thanks for sharing.
Walter
LOL, 54 photos would probably take me three hours to download!
;)
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Sorry about that. The homeowner took all pics and posted to his forum that he frequents and all 54 pics to the whatever online photo album he uses. You might try the link I posted. I'm not sure how dial-up friendly it is. My part is just setting the beam and all the rest is his.
This was just a fun little job.John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
I wasn't complaining, just enjoying the laugh and the paradox.Having set retrofit beams, I have an idea how well you did to get that in three hours
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