Exactly the way I do it, only other thing I do is take some photos of the outside walls in case there’s any existing cracks etc that the client at the end try’s to say was you!
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
I do the same and also get my client to inspect with me, as you say this mitigates any issues later on, that is great advice to any other tradesmen out there, thanks Aidan
@johnmorrissey16753 жыл бұрын
Good one done a good few steels only difference is instead of the stud wall I'd put in a second line of props with scaffolding planks tying in the joist's .See you got your steel reinforce with a top plate . Always check your props first thing in the morning , might get about quarter turn . Lot of heavy work .👍🇮🇪🍀 Stay safe
@robspeedwell3 жыл бұрын
Robin I've done a hell of a lot of DIY building work on my home over the years, but this is a the point where I finally call in a pro. Thanks.
@gdfggggg3 жыл бұрын
Did this on the back of an old Victorian property with 500mm width rubble filled stonework. There were 2 beams at 250kg each; one on the floor and one on the top with a steel post each side. The beams were dumped half a mile away as the lorry couldn’t get down the side streets (small Victorian roads). We had to get these beams through a 2ft basement window, through a kitchen, a lounge then into position. We had 5 blokes lumping them bit by bit. If anybody’s worked on old stonework you’ll know that the rubble falls out of the middle.... interesting job. Didnt know you did this sort of work Robin. I guess when your in the trade you inevitably end up doing other work, not just your trade. Cheers mate.
@gdfggggg3 жыл бұрын
@Big Cock I’m not interested in bullshit. Been building for 20yrs and this was one of my more challenging jobs.
@bluewanderer99033 жыл бұрын
@@gdfggggg no point replying to that freak, if you look throughout the comments section of this upload you will see that freak registered just to be nasty, as sick people do. Just place report and many folks probably will, he will get banned soon enough.
@willbee67853 жыл бұрын
Respect. Random rubble stone. Any bit could move at any time. Been there. Well done.👍
@gdfggggg3 жыл бұрын
@@willbee6785 thanks mate
@BerkleyBuilds3 жыл бұрын
As an approved inspector I see a lot of people installing steels, and it certainly isn’t a job to be undertaken without prior thought. You explained the process well. A lot of people don’t go slow enough or do enough planning but I like your method. Great videos, keep them coming.
@jasonantigua68253 жыл бұрын
@Big Cock You obviously do!
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment, sorry about any offensive comments by others!!!
@BerkleyBuilds3 жыл бұрын
No worries Robin, there always one idiot. I look forward to seeing up coming videos. If you have an BC related questions I’d be happy to help.
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
@@BerkleyBuilds Thats great many thanks
@Ripper360683 жыл бұрын
Great to see a fellow builder doing things properly! Needles and supports galore!!
@Nagisasan363 жыл бұрын
Wow you actually know what you're doing! A rare find on youtube builder vids. Very useful, thanks!!
@MrJFoster19843 жыл бұрын
Hi Robin, great video and methodology used. I had an interesting one recently which was in an old building in Sydney city and was an old wool shearing shed near the old docks. There were two timber beams that looked like they were scavenged off an old timber ship, they were massive. There was two of them bolted together. The termites had gotten into the timber and eaten the majority of the inside of the beam. I had to remove it much like you did, section by section and then new lintels and brick it up bit by bit to take the loads above. The old bricks on that building were hand made by the original convicts sent here. I say variety to your work is key so you don't stagnate, I prefer this kind of work where it is like a game of chess, careful planning and execution otherwise one wrong move and it's check mate. Cheers 👍
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
Yes, its this type of varying work that makes the job more exciting, and the chess analogy is spot on!!! have a good week mate
@davetaylor47413 жыл бұрын
Technical as ever and lovely neat job as usual. Like you say used to do a lot of that type of work in England. Never knew what I was doing only how to do it. Thankfully never lost one. Where I am in Oz mostly tin roofs no weight to speak of. Not many brick homes. We cut openings with minimal support and small ones with none. Tie down to stop them blowing away is more of an issue than load in most cases. Different World and like learning a new trade.
@handySingh3 жыл бұрын
The timber frame idea is perfect..peice of mind as safety comes first with any structural load.
@Aaron-gl8cm3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy watching all your vids, very informative and really good at explaining the reasoning behind everything you do, your methodology is sound. People often forget that there can be a lot of load carried on a back wall. Too many times I go to site and see strong boys holding up a back wall. There are some horror stories out there. Keep up the good vids.
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@ashleybarratt52923 жыл бұрын
Another top quality video love your vids I’m a landscaper and build a lot of timber products for customers and your carpentry skills have tought me a lot and got me out of some difficult situations keep the vids coming
@lesterdewey76443 жыл бұрын
Yes Robin at least I now know that we do it safely each time. Thank you
@davidelliott58433 жыл бұрын
The beam takes the triangle of wall above the beam, plus the floor loads and transfers them down to either side. That’s why it has to be on dense concrete pads often with engineering brick “nibs” to take the weight down the walls either side. When I did mine, I put Acrow props on the inside to hold up the floor. Six more props (three inside and three outside) supported tubes cut through the wall which carried the weight of the wall. The gap was filled with mortar and natural slate as packing.
@kylaxcry2 ай бұрын
Great content, thanks a lot! It just gives so many safe guarding to prevent any fault/undesired situation.
@adamlancaster1833 жыл бұрын
Hi Robin, this is the type of video I would love to see more of, but I also love all your other vids as well!
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
More to come!
@lameduck36303 жыл бұрын
It's a little known fact that Robin is an actor and there's an old guy called Ted who really does all the work.
@keithwebb6582 жыл бұрын
😂
@TurinTuramber3 жыл бұрын
On more complex steel work I tie all the acros props together with a long scaffold pole. Helps me to stop me munching on my boxers.
@daveramsay85983 жыл бұрын
All those calculations makes you sound like an engineer that lost his way and became a chippy..... good sound advice for people to calculate on basics and apply some common sense... gold star.
@RobindeJongh4 ай бұрын
Thanks Robin. You have a really sensible method described here, and thanks for all the safety tips. I will be recommending this video to my steel beam calculation clients. 👍
@ukconstruction4 ай бұрын
Hi Robin, thanks mate hope your well, I often see your videos pop up!! we will have to collaborate one day!!
@RobindeJongh4 ай бұрын
@@ukconstruction I'm well thanks Robin! Yes it would be great to collab one day!
@andrewpalij46913 жыл бұрын
Not done this for years but we used to use longer needles and cut round the bearings and roll them big concrete boot lintels of and just concrete them in the oversite.
@LG-xl7zv Жыл бұрын
Very well explained. I am taking a leap this year and starting my own internal renovations company. Been building flats for a decade now. 16 hour days project managing and it is robbing my soul. I need my freedom.
@ukconstruction Жыл бұрын
Well done for breaking away!! I'm sure you will enjoy it far more!!
@8bitsim3 жыл бұрын
Nice work Robin (as always!), good to see you're using needles, I see so many builders these days using Strongboy type props for everything however big the load is.
@UberAlphaSirus3 жыл бұрын
Whats a maybe? My mate was always using them, never went to one of his sites though.
@harveysmith1002 жыл бұрын
I am a bit late watching this one Robin, I really like the stud wall inside and particularly like the progressive supports for the steel as it you raise it. That is always a critical point. Very few people prepare for worse case scenario. Excellent work.
@ukconstruction2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Harvey, better late than never!!!😊
@johncoppock38233 жыл бұрын
Amazing, so you are a top builder and structural engineer on addition to all the woodworking skills. Great video.
@markmarlow3 жыл бұрын
Definitely not my favourite job to do but also one of the most satisfying when that steel gets in place and the acrow’s are under it so I’m looking forward to this just to see how you do it
@keithwebb6582 жыл бұрын
Another interesting video. Thanks, Robin. Just one little point. The critical part of moving the steel while raised, into its final position (which I think is the most dangerous part of the operation) was fast forwarded. It would have been good to see that in real time. 😁
@shaunhennessy6033 жыл бұрын
Great video, Love the idea of the timber safety props either end. On some big knock throughs ie:installation of a portal frame or box frame we also run a scaffold tube through the lines of acro props to tie them together.
@willbee67853 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Hope he stitch nailed the top & bottom of the acrows as well.
@BuildWithAE3 жыл бұрын
Hey Robin cracking video, great explanination and workmanship, my apologies if I talked to much on the live stream i have always held you in high regard, it’s your amazing talent with the pride and passion that you are a true master craftsman all the best Tony 👍
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for being on the Stream mate it looks like we share many subs!!! I appreciate your input mate!! all the best to you too mate
@TOTTBOY2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. I'm a structural engineer going into construction. Surprised the engineer didn't suggest a moment frame if the entire ground floor external wall is being knocked. One of the things building control moan about for the frame to resist wind loads.
@chrisbull6029 Жыл бұрын
Agreed, this must have passed through an asleep inspector. Needs stability!
@plummetplum Жыл бұрын
You mean like a picture frame setup of steels?
@per.kallberg3 жыл бұрын
You are one fantastic builder! Thanks for the real quality info 🙏🏻
@shifty2773 жыл бұрын
Robin 7:27 in the video - get some new boots ya tight git!! Great job, it always brings a smile to my face when I see this kind of job being done properly, the old "arrr we will only need 2 needles and the old 2 acros will do that" so many excuses as to not do a proper job because they got away with it 10 years ago on a job. Gravity and mass is not to be messed with or guessed. Keep the content coming!! Keep the hair short too it takes a whack off your perceived age!!? perhaps 42 at a push for this video :) Thumbs up.
@whitefields55953 жыл бұрын
I put the padstones in last. That way I am able to put a line of mortar on the top of the beam. I jack it up so I have a good bed for the wall..
@onlyme79393 жыл бұрын
Same here, guaranteed a full bed of mortar under the suspended brickwork then shutter for the pad stone
@Benzknees3 жыл бұрын
A bed of mortar will crack and crumble as the steel expands & contracts with heat over time. Solid packers like slate, engineering brick, or steel shims, set at intervals along the beam, will be better.
@onlyme79393 жыл бұрын
@@Benzknees, fair point well made, food for thought indeed
@bearwoodcarpentry3 жыл бұрын
@@Benzknees or 1 to 1 dry mix.
@themagpie_13 жыл бұрын
this is why i love the comments. we can all improve and refine our skillsets.
@itscoconutsaregood3 жыл бұрын
"Wedge and pinning" I was told a long time ago. No one knows what I am talking about nowadays. "Hope and a prayer" seems to be the order of the day when judging whether one has charged the new beam sufficiently enough with force to avoid a dreaded a second wave of forces causing more beam deflection and possible cracks to the masonry. How do you tell? Is it the sound the hammer makes when it is just right? "Overdesigning" cheap steel beams does help, but still, the crack risk must be a constant worry.
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
We I use a similar method to what your talking about, we have had jobs before where the engineer asked us to bolt a winch to the existing foundation below and pre stress the steel, its amazing how much these steels can flex too, the knowledge you have is being lost, anyone can call themselves a builder in the UK and there have been some horror stories in recent years!!! thanks for your comment
@itscoconutsaregood3 жыл бұрын
@@ukconstruction Pre-tensioning with a pulley and measuring the deflection to meet design criteria, sounds like a more scientific way of calibrating the beam deflection. But even that is not perfect as it is a point load, not a more realistic uniformly distributed load along the full length of the beam. So even structural engineers struggle to perfect a practical solution to a difficult situation. A compromise like a lot of building task, is inevitable. Thank you for that insight and I hope your good work is given full consideration by your clients.
@southdevonhomes-jonnystand40393 жыл бұрын
Great job, similar to how we do it but we get the inside skin in first dry pack it then take out outside skin then drop that steel in? Instead of stud wall, couldn’t you just do a number of arco props with double scaffold boards top and board. Save you money? Top job though?
@leo-nj7cc3 жыл бұрын
Hi Robin you are a true master my friend love your energy and passion attention to everything!!was wondering i can't see in video the sides , what widths on the pillars .keep them coming
@brianwood52203 жыл бұрын
Nicely explained and great safety built in. Thanks Robin.
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@sicpac66t3 жыл бұрын
Good idea removing the needles gradually me. 👌
@AlexSavage3 жыл бұрын
Good job Robin I would like to see a follow up, to see how it turns out or another video on the progress of the build..
@gazparadise3 жыл бұрын
Nice one Robin. Thanks for the video. Always look forward to your postings! Cheers
@peterwooldridge72853 жыл бұрын
Nice one....Here in Victoria the building regs require demolition of this type to be engineered. Whilst this involves a cost I think it's worth it given it eliminates the guess work. Also id it goes arse up you can blame the engineer
@911vee3 жыл бұрын
Great work again Robin. 👍🏽
@loydsteele3 жыл бұрын
Hi Robin, did you use the slate to force your deflection? Thought you might prefer a hard wood wedge. Great vid as always. Keep up the good work.
@ftty43343 жыл бұрын
Mr Robin, you are gifted
@MaidhcOD3 жыл бұрын
Was this live?? I am just catching now! Great stuff as ever Robin. I am a 39r old seeking a carpentry apprentice in Ireland and wondering if its possible to learn the craft from anyone anywhere in the world that does their work as pristinely and meticulously as you!! Amazing stuff, a joy to have you explain and demonstrate! Maidhc in Cork, Ireland
@py_tok55893 жыл бұрын
thank you Robin for sharing your knowhow, brilliant buildability wise
@tomsmith90483 жыл бұрын
Always remember to keep your acrows perfectly plum you be surprised how many people don't until they see one snap 🔨
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
Perfect Tip there
@oneflymanflies49243 жыл бұрын
I’d keep them plumb instead of the fruit 🤣
@tomsmith90483 жыл бұрын
@@oneflymanflies4924 🤦♂️ some of the one's I use are like 🍌😝
@TurinTuramber3 жыл бұрын
Genie lifts are okay but have there cons. There are special beam lifters about that are even better for most lifts. 👍
@kjw45193 жыл бұрын
Robin could you do a video on boxing in the steels, I always find this a labour intensive job, and wonder if you have any tricks. Enjoyed this one , hope your keeping well !
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
That's a good topic I will do that mate, hope your well too
@loejets3 жыл бұрын
Easy. Cut soldiers and hammer into the flange. Screw in 2x1 so you can get a fixing in from the bottom. Screw in plasterboard/ply/mdf
@clivewilliams14063 жыл бұрын
An exemplary piece of temporary builderswork and way beyond any textbook method. Main Contractors that are governed by 'ealth and Safety wouldn't go to such lengths, let alone any small jobbing builder. Rather than needling through, generally Acrow Strongbeam ends are used to support the wall from the inside. The beam is lifted into a 4 1/2" deep pocket on the outside and then the inner leaf is removed, including the RC lintel and the beam is slid into position with slate packers, keeping the be3am loaded at all times. This is a tried and tested, structural engineer approved method that requires only a fraction of the temporary builderswork shown. The material to be supported by the new beam and therefore the temporary works is all the loads within a 60deg triangle above the beam that generally does not include any roof load. The exception to this is where there are windows and other openings in part or wholly within the triangle and then the loads will require individual assessment.
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment Clive appreciate it
@stun97713 жыл бұрын
Temporary works in construction are important, and are effectively a specialist skill...they are covered by mandatory requirements within the Construction Design and Management Regulations, which covers ‘all’ construction work, not just those works on ‘construction sites’... as for the cast in situ concrete pad stones for the steel beam, concrete can be ‘designed’, relating to cement/aggregate ratios and water content so it can be accurately ‘designed’ to meet or exceed load expectations (as assessed by laboratory concrete design mixes and testing to destruction under load), and provided it is mixed correctly in accordance e with the pre-determined mix design, cast well, and allowed to gain sufficient strength before being loaded, there is no reason to suspect it is an inferior method to others methods, using placing of pad stones etc. Robin seems to have a thoroughly good job here, and no doubt he has been supported by a Structural Engineer, who has also probably actually designed the Temporary Works for the job, and probably provided RAMS for the work itself to ensure they were carried out effectively and safely.
@clivewilliams14063 жыл бұрын
@@stun9771 As you raised the CDM Regs, I trust Robin has supplied the client with the Contractors Health and Safety file as mandated by CDM Regs 2015? I have yet to see any small builder provide such a document to their client despite me reminding everyone of their duty. I also won't mention the PPE - helmet, safety glasses, gloves. I see he has safety footwear and ear defenders. For beams of this load/length the engineers that I use all prefer to spec engineering brick pads as it takes out the difficulty of casting insitu pads that with on site mixing can be variable. Brick pads are much easier to install. As I said, Robin's temporary works are exemplary and beyond the normal good practice. There is nothing wrong with going that extra mile so long as the consequences are acceptable.
@sidstewart73993 жыл бұрын
@@stun9771 you're boring everyone now
@sidstewart73993 жыл бұрын
Whilst you're getting all your paperwork together we'd gave got the beaming and brewed up. Box tickers everywhere.
@michaelodonovan69892 ай бұрын
Really great, thank you Robin!
@nargis75111 сағат бұрын
Excellent video What’s the recommended space between needles for an old Victorian house?
@DelH5553 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Robin! Looking forward to some more, keep up the good work 👍🏻
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@craiggreenhalgh10823 жыл бұрын
Always enjoy you & the skill build guys work 👍 Proper Craftsmanship 👏👏😉
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@trisrush91553 жыл бұрын
Spot on, exactly as it should be. Nice work 👍
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@shaunglendinning3 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to this, should be very interesting. Cheers till later on Robin.
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoy it!
@Oli_Hudson3 жыл бұрын
Really interesting, thanks Robin! Am I right in saying this is a solid wall, and if there was a cavity you'd require a steel for each skin? Cheers
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
Yes, exactly
@whitefields55953 жыл бұрын
Two lintels are easier to lift, but you do need to bolt them together .... however you can use a single wide one which can be cheaper and quicker, but need to have loading calculations to be sure
@wilkinsoncarpentry62783 жыл бұрын
So much knowledge
@kevocos3 жыл бұрын
I back away from using cast insitu padstones as you cant demonstrate their compressive strength. Save sampling for a cube test, which isn't going to happen on a domestic job.
@Oncewasdonka3 жыл бұрын
Hi Robin I think the higher you can get these steels the better. Did you not think about taking it higher and having the joists run into the web of the steel in order to have the ceiling running level through.
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
We can do that but in most cases the steels are taller than the joists so you end up trashing all the rooms above, so although we can do it we give the customer the price either way and they decide
@Oncewasdonka3 жыл бұрын
@@ukconstruction Thanks Robin. At least you give the client the option then let them decide. Like you say a lot more work and mess involved. Good luck.
@craigstedman47182 жыл бұрын
we need robin clevett outakes...lol
@tommythomson992 жыл бұрын
For some reason he reminds me of Mick Jagger!!
@mykjonlow2 жыл бұрын
probably a daft question....but why do I regularly see people fitting beams after the shell of the extension is up? It seems logical to install first whilst you have open access for moving the lifters and beam. Then build outwards and knock through last. I'm obviously missing something.
@paulacooke54663 жыл бұрын
Great video. How did you prepare the internal floor for all the acros and temporary stud wall?
@themagpie_13 жыл бұрын
scaffold planks
@stun97713 жыл бұрын
Or solid floor to bear off...
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
I used two 150 x 50 as a sole plate these where in the upright position resting on the joists and over the sleeper walls, the main acrows for the needles etc are taken through the floor onto spreaders on the existing concrete oversite
@Lionsraws663 жыл бұрын
Amazing job as always
@80adrian803 жыл бұрын
Have you ever left the pad stones to the end, and then laid the bricks on the beam and jacked it into position. Surerly easier to get a nice full bed of mortar, and then slipped in the pad stones a the end? Also do use synthetic slate for the consistency, or is a real slate the only thing.
@miketaylor35033 жыл бұрын
Funny enough the way your describing is the way I have always inserted beams in. Lay a bed of muck on the top of the beam then jack the beam up , insert the pads after, this way there are no voids under the existing brickwork or plates.Good video through from someone whos been building for in excess of 50 years now.
@smartbuildengineering3 жыл бұрын
@@miketaylor3503 This danger with this method is the mortar bed will shrink leading to settlement of the supported structure above, maybe only 1 or 2mm, but enough for cracks to occur - I've seen it many times. Dry packing (with a 3:1 sharp sand:cement mixed to 'damp earth' consistency that will from a firm ball when squeezed in the hand), on the other hand, with it's low water content suffers minimal shrinkage which, in combination with well packed slate, greatly reduces the risk of cracking. Dry packing is a pain to do well though. If using your mortar bed approach I'd want to use a non-shrink grout like Webber 5*, rather than standard mortar, it's excellent stuff.
@MrJohnnynapalm73 жыл бұрын
Very good explanation 👍
@tempomusicschool3429 Жыл бұрын
thanks for this video, excellent work
@Pistol_Knight3 жыл бұрын
Belt braces & shoelaces wow
@martinroberts55773 жыл бұрын
Thanks Robin. Very informative.
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@corneweasel3 жыл бұрын
Thanks just the instruction I needed.
@eddjordan23992 жыл бұрын
very nice apart from the stud work just how i was tort todo it.
@AmanSingh-ss8ep3 жыл бұрын
thank you so much , very informative video
@UberAlphaSirus3 жыл бұрын
What is premier for, never understood it. Can it just be a normal upload.
@GregsMowing3 жыл бұрын
Just so it goes up at a set time. Sometime you try and upload and doesn’t always work right. This way everyone can get excited for Robin’s video with plenty of time to make a cuppa 🤔
@terrymanthorpe1454 Жыл бұрын
Make sure you nail all props to timber and clamp to Steel
@ozzyefc443 жыл бұрын
Very interesting and informative robin 👍
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@aliones3 жыл бұрын
when are your " robin clevett's apprentice " hoodies coming out? i seem to do a better job when i pretend to be your apprentice. when i forget, i tend to cut corners and sometimes things do not go according to plan.
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
That's a great shout mate yours will be free!!! Dm me on Instagram and I will get you one!!!
@tobybeswick363 жыл бұрын
great video, thankfully it's a small section steel, and not one of those huge, awkward to handle ones with a plate on
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
Well if you look closely I do have a 10mm plate welded on the top and this did add about 40% to the overall weight!! instead of this beam being about 300kg it was more like 430kg!!
@sinisteriser3 жыл бұрын
Very thorough👍
@benchippy80393 жыл бұрын
Jeez, I thought I was meticulous!
@himynameisandyb3 жыл бұрын
If this guy charges by the day he must be expensive
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
@@himynameisandyb I never charge by the day, only price work
@davidelliott58433 жыл бұрын
If people want it done right they’ll pay a fair price. Those that don’t can find Joe Bodgitt who gets paid in cash.
@83maller Жыл бұрын
Hi I noticed you don’t have very deep masonary pillars My steel beam is prob similar in length maybe 5.5mtrs they have suggested I build 900 mm masonry pillars each side it really eats into the space Can I upgrade the steel width to make sure I have thin pillars
@ukconstruction Жыл бұрын
Hi Joe, we had a really nice existing foundation on this build, and also the brickwork was super sound and solid, every job can differ and even structural engineers differ on the same design!! Get a second opinion...
@robkenyon68302 жыл бұрын
Great video
@ukconstruction2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@KennyEvansUK6 ай бұрын
If you can see the joists, is it essential to remove the plasterboard before putting in the acrows?
@sushiladhikari18113 жыл бұрын
Good day, could you please mention the dimensions of the Lintel and the thickness of the brick wall. It would have helped a lot if you had included a rough sketch of the wall, load / structure present above the Lintel. Regards, Sushil Adhikari... ( India 👍👍 )
@Itisinthehand2 жыл бұрын
Heard Robin say, " 9 inch wall." Which means two bricks and a 10mm joint. So, that can be two bricks and a morter joint or one running the length of the wall ( ==== ) like so, or running across the length of the wall, thus : |||||||| Depending on the bond.
@Itisinthehand2 жыл бұрын
A nine inch wall means double brick solid wall. No cavity.
@timwyld5733 жыл бұрын
At the start of the video you can see the end grain of the rafter up against the brick work. They have been notched to sit on the ledger. Is this personal preference over joist hangers or does it depend on what the local authority want/say?
@peterwbryce3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant job.
@michaelhammond51063 жыл бұрын
Great video yet again Robin Its great to see someone who is knowledgeable and passionate about what they do. I have a question about how you got the calculations done for the beam and how you got away with just a single top beam and not a goal post system or a box frame. Just doing my house currently and had 3 engineers come around they all wanted an over the top set up. Its only a 5m beam in a two bed house just up the road from you in Westcott just outside of Dorking
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
In our case the existing foundations of the dwelling where really nice and the walls where super solid, we where also leaving enough brickwork as piers to justify not needing the frame set up, this is the first for a while that we have done that did not have the goal frame set up so that was great, its really tricky because an engineer has to cover him/herself and they also have to work on assumptions etc, maybe ask the question "can you make this work with a single beam?" say hi if you see me out and about!!!
@michaelhammond51063 жыл бұрын
@@ukconstruction Thanks for the reply Robin I certainly would say hi if I were to see you out and about. You actually shop in a timber merchant where my partner works but she's too shy to say anything to you. Keep up the great videos and sharing your knowledge its much appreciated
@craigsmith39543 жыл бұрын
Hi Robin how did you work out the existing load above (roof, floor, brickwork) etc so you knew how many acros to put in ? I always follow the BRE guildance note for this which works on distances between acrows.....i then consult with a temporary works coordinator for the needles load capacity..... Nice to see someone else using needles, our local structural enginer hates strong boys as there not really load approved and by using one it massively reduces the load capacity of the acrow..... needles are always safer
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
Hi Craig, I tend to work out how many square metres of materials are in the building and would affectively be supported, I make assumptions and also over calculate and come up with a figure, then I would add an amount per room for furniture etc I would then see where and how I can fit the props, needles and get divide the weight by the amount of supports, there are lots of variables and in the case of my job we had a large concentration of the load down the side of the bay into the middle of the new opening, this was evident when I removed the concrete lintel as it had a crack due to the loads over, I am a strong believer in more props the better, its about managing risk and health and safety Thanks for your comments mate
@craigsmith39543 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, top man Just in case you ever need it the BRE good building guild is GBG 15 Its got all the loads for the acrows and needles pre worked out.
@letsgocamping883 жыл бұрын
When a steel is specced it should come with it the load that it is to support and how it’s distributed along the beam. Likely over estimated by a good margin but a starting point no less?
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
@@craigsmith3954 Thanks Craig I will take a look
@robloxgirls54743 жыл бұрын
Hi Robin, great video as usual. I would be interested to know how much load was being picked up in that situation? Thanks
@thesmallnotesduo Жыл бұрын
Awesome video as ever RC. May I ask how is the roof of the extension supported on the existing external wall? It looks like a substantial piece of timber has been fixed/screwed to the brickwork with the new extension joists notch cut and resting on it. If so, would that leave the timbers at risk of moisture that moves through brickwork? Cheers
@masters284 Жыл бұрын
Cracking job
@luke_davies3 жыл бұрын
Hi Robin, Great video. I have recently had a 2.5m steel put in place downstairs of my timber frame house. The steel was put in on a load bearing and wind ‘resisting’ (not sure if that’d the correct term!) wall. I have now noticed that upstairs - on the opposite side of the house and in other areas too, that there are 2-3mm cracks between the bottom of coving and top of plasterboard - and this spans the width of entire walls in some instances. Could this be as a result of the steel not being correctly installed, or could it also be as a result of the drilling which happened on area where the steel was installed. Basically, after the opening was created, there were bricks along the floor which needed to come out and I’m wondering if this heavy drilling might have been the cause of the cracks, or is it more likely that it’s the installation of the beam? Thanks 🙏
@ukconstruction3 жыл бұрын
Hi Luke, DM some images to me via Instagram....
@luke_davies3 жыл бұрын
@@ukconstruction thank you very much Robin, will do 👍
@mubbasharchoudary4553 жыл бұрын
Top job mate👌
@mee5ful3 жыл бұрын
Very good. Can I ask a question. I have an old house the beam was out in a long time ago. But opening up some dodgy hardboard round it. I found that there is wood what might have been a lintel from the old house but just bits. Can I leave it as the house hasn’t moved or the walls on the top cracked. So it seems fine. It should I have e it take out and a pad put in. Not sure about the other side of the beam supposed as not got to that bit.
@mee5ful3 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@thinkFishcatchFish3 жыл бұрын
Great video. It looks as though you have inserted your needles on different courses in some places. Is there any particular reason for this?
@judegraham4632 жыл бұрын
Hi robin. I dont know if you read through any of these comments from older videos but here goes. When you say you "slate up" beneath the steel beam to prop it up, do you literally use slate. I dont know why but I would have imagined slate wouldn't do too well under compression. But this is me speaking from absolute ignorance, so please excuse any stupid question or comment I may make. Secondly, you're obviously not purely a carpenter. , which I imagine makes you a builder then. Is that right.. Does that mean you can do brickwork, carpentry, waterproofing, excavation, I dont know what else, as a licensed builder. Man, my comments always end up so bleeding long. I 'll shut up. Thanks Robin. Dig the way you think.
@ukconstruction2 жыл бұрын
Hi Jude, we use slate packing on top of the steel to pick up the brick courses and not under the beam where it needs to sit directly on a concrete padstone or steel spreader, the slate is also pointed with a good strong sand and cement mix to completely fill any voids, we also use a drier mix of sharp sand and cement to dry pack larger joints, hope that helps and I do try to read and respond where ever I can, I see about 50 new comments a day across my video collection so it is sometimes hard to answer them all, I particularly liked your comment as it was a really useful question that many people would probably wonder so thanks for that mate!!
@judegraham4632 жыл бұрын
@@ukconstruction Thanks Robin. really appreciate your thoughtfulness, in every respect. Cheers mate. Jude.
@frixux4 ай бұрын
Why in UK people don't use concrete crown with reinforce Rod those beams are not very commons on building. On others countries
@wittorito11 ай бұрын
great video. just wondering about the size of your needles. they look like 100 x 50 RHS ?
@RK-ej2kh3 жыл бұрын
Great work as always Robin. What size and thickness are the rectangular sections you're using as needles?
@alangardner35202 жыл бұрын
Hi. Re the steel beam, does it sit on damp proof membrane or do you use it at all re the beam.