I am about to fit sliding doors to the rear of a property and the wall above the opening is to be supported by a steel box beam ( the opening is 4.85metres wide) My question is what is the best way to finish / disguise this beam so that when viewed externally it looks ok .
Diguising supporting beam in external wall
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5m sliding doors, WOW! 
How did you get this one past the heat loss reg's?
What will the sliding doors be made from?
Timber, upvc, aluminium?
How did you get this one past the heat loss reg's?
What will the sliding doors be made from?
Timber, upvc, aluminium?
What are you looking at externally now ? Facing Brickwork, Render or something else.
Is the beam flush with the existing external wall ?
In general terms, if you can't hide it, make a feature of it.
Thanks for the replys. The sliding doors will be of black alumininium and the wall they will be in is of brickwork . The beam should sit flush with the external face . By the way they havent got past building regs yet but the architect assures me all will be ok!
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That arrangement leave little scope so as chapeau says, bash it back to the Architect!
Depending on the style of the house, "framing" the new opening is one option to think about. That is, false pillars either side and a false front to the beam in whatever style is best suited for the house.
I would have tried to get a composite beam made up such a channel section or RST with wider flanges top and bottom. The idea being to be able to infill the front channel with brickwork to match existing. Your biggest problem would be the height of the section and whether or not this could be accomodated Also Padstones at the bearing ends could be faced with brick slips. With that span and likely loading I would not expect the beam to sit on brickwork directly. Your structural engineer would advise on that (possibly employed through the Architect?)
This.
, I`m thinking beam protruding c.50mm from face brickwork . clad in lead/other sheet metal incorporating the cavity tray over ...but then I`m a 1 "O" level Plumber Visit a Home Builders and renovation show if u can, these big doors are the new tilt and turn patios, no issue with regs, wood, alloy mainly.5m sliding doors, WOW!
How did you get this one past the heat loss reg's?
What will the sliding doors be made from?
Timber, upvc, aluminium?
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