Hi All,
I have a first floor extension similar to the one in the photo below, but about half the span (~3.3m span with two columns). The photo shows that they used a steel beam with a plate welded to the underside, but installed the beam to carry the outer leaf rather than the inner one!
What I think would be a better detail is the one below (Option 1); however, this brought up the issue of the corner bits (in red and yellow) left unsupported.
As a solutuion, I thought of either cantilevering Beam 1 with its plate over the column (Option 2), but the beam edge would be visiable from the sides, or extending Beam 1 above the column to carry Beam 2 and extend the plate for both a little bit (Option 3). Calculations will be provided obviously.
Can I have your thoughts, please?
I have a first floor extension similar to the one in the photo below, but about half the span (~3.3m span with two columns). The photo shows that they used a steel beam with a plate welded to the underside, but installed the beam to carry the outer leaf rather than the inner one!
What I think would be a better detail is the one below (Option 1); however, this brought up the issue of the corner bits (in red and yellow) left unsupported.
As a solutuion, I thought of either cantilevering Beam 1 with its plate over the column (Option 2), but the beam edge would be visiable from the sides, or extending Beam 1 above the column to carry Beam 2 and extend the plate for both a little bit (Option 3). Calculations will be provided obviously.
Can I have your thoughts, please?