Steel Beam Above Bifold Doors

Some of the beams were supporting existing timber floors.

Steel beam above bifold doors.

Because of how a bi fold door opens and shuts even the slightest deflection in the lintel above can render the door unusable because it simply won t slide open or shut. Structural props remain in place to support the steel beam. In these cases they were packed with oak timbers struts to spread the floor loads correctly across the rsj steel beams. This support beam was chosen as the wall above the ground floor was a single skin constructed of solid break and the span of the beam was 4m.

Installation of a 1no steel beams installed. Above the rsj steel beam we dry pack the small gaps up to the first floor support with a semi dry strong 2 1 cement mixture this is compacted into the gaps between the beam and the first floors. Bi fold doors are a different story. Schweiss bifold doors can fit any steel buildings old or new providing a commercial door that suits your needs.

Door shall be mounted on the exterior walls of building. To this end we recommend a heavy duty or even a rolled steel lintel above a bi fold door to ensure that there is absolutely no. Spec of 203 x 203 x 46 universal beam ub. Door shall be mounted flush with exterior walls of building select one.