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Not an easy fit.
Was supposed to be in one peice, but it was unrealistic to even attempt putting it in in one hit. I decided to cut it in half.
It weighed over 300kg in one
Got a genie lift in to get it up in the air, bit of a struggle to get close enough, but we did it as usuall
The original plan was to weld the flat bar (250x12) and 20mm square bar in the workshop...then install it. Then the plumber do the underfloor heating then the chippy do the oak flooring (a few grands worth) with square holes cut in it to slip over the uprights.... then we come back to weld the top rail on after flooring is layed
The building is a barn conversion, lime plaster, cob, mud/straw block and timber... A single steel A frame just infront of a big glass section. The most solid bit of it all was probably the cellotex insulation
When i went to measure up, i refused to do any site welding inside the building. Decided to leave the top rail long, and fix back to the cob with some nice long studding. The steelwork wasnt in line with the wall, so i had to drill the flat with the holes tapering to make sure they lined up with the beam flange that was accessible.
Site manager told me the solid was about 200mm back from the plaster. It was a bit further than that
Managed to do this side without to much destruction. I could get my arm through the hole upto my elbow before i hit anything solid.
Had to do a bit of a chase in the wall for the last bar, over the height of the rail it was about 100mm out of plumb
Was supposed to be in one peice, but it was unrealistic to even attempt putting it in in one hit. I decided to cut it in half.
It weighed over 300kg in one
Got a genie lift in to get it up in the air, bit of a struggle to get close enough, but we did it as usuall
The original plan was to weld the flat bar (250x12) and 20mm square bar in the workshop...then install it. Then the plumber do the underfloor heating then the chippy do the oak flooring (a few grands worth) with square holes cut in it to slip over the uprights.... then we come back to weld the top rail on after flooring is layed
The building is a barn conversion, lime plaster, cob, mud/straw block and timber... A single steel A frame just infront of a big glass section. The most solid bit of it all was probably the cellotex insulation
When i went to measure up, i refused to do any site welding inside the building. Decided to leave the top rail long, and fix back to the cob with some nice long studding. The steelwork wasnt in line with the wall, so i had to drill the flat with the holes tapering to make sure they lined up with the beam flange that was accessible.
Site manager told me the solid was about 200mm back from the plaster. It was a bit further than that
Managed to do this side without to much destruction. I could get my arm through the hole upto my elbow before i hit anything solid.
Had to do a bit of a chase in the wall for the last bar, over the height of the rail it was about 100mm out of plumb