Steel Beam Calcs

[Synchrouk]

Hi,

I need to some steel beams to support the rear corner of the existing house once a two story side extension is built. The steel beams will be within the ceiling of a large kitchen.

Anyone care to offer me a suitable quote range for an Engineering quote, through my Architect?

Could ground conditions and varying foundations from standard through to piling have a large impact on the quote?

TIA

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Assuming you want cals/design for the beam only then why would ground conds have any effect? If only for the beam prob about £150-200.

 

[Synchrouk]

I have been told the Engineer is giving a high quote due to the uncertanty of the ground conditions. Surely he would carry out all calcs based on sound footings and not otherwise, in which case the ground conditions should make no difference to his quote price?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

The last calc I had done cost me about £500

 

[bpd]

I used this site - realy good and quick turn around

http://quick-calcs.net/designs/index.php

 

[jeds]

I have been told the Engineer is giving a high quote due to the uncertanty of the ground conditions. Surely he would carry out all calcs based on sound footings and not otherwise, in which case the ground conditions should make no difference to his quote price?

Not quite so. The engineer should check the foundation. Of course this is not always practical so he might make a judgement instead. Judgement leaves a bit more scope for error and this needs to be reflected in his PI insurance. Thus the higher price.

It would do no good for the engineer to say, later on, that it was the foundation gov and that was nowt to do with me. He (she) has responsibilities and making excuses will get him (her) nowhere.

Mind you, I would think you should be looking at a maximum premium of about 25%. My normal charge for a simple beam is £225 - a bit more for compound beams. So somewhere around £280 to £300 would be about right.

 

[calculator]

Hi,

I need to some steel beams to support the rear corner of the existing house once a two story side extension is built. The steel beams will be within the ceiling of a large kitchen.

Anyone care to offer me a suitable quote range for an Engineering quote, through my Architect?

Could ground conditions and varying foundations from standard through to piling have a large impact on the quote?

TIA

I understand STSK Consulting Ltd provides steel beams calcs for free for a limited period, email them.

 

[b21playa]

Hi,

I need to some steel beams to support the rear corner of the existing house once a two story side extension is built. The steel beams will be within the ceiling of a large kitchen.

Anyone care to offer me a suitable quote range for an Engineering quote, through my Architect?

Could ground conditions and varying foundations from standard through to piling have a large impact on the quote?

TIA

I understand STSK Consulting Ltd provides steel beams calcs for free for a limited period, email them.

http://www.stskconsulting.co.uk/htm/BeamCalcs.htm

 

[^woody^]

Cool.

I might just get some random ones done for future use!

 

[tony1851]

I understand STSK Consulting Ltd provides steel beams calcs for free for a limited period, email them.

That's all very well but there's often a little bit more to it than producing figures for a beam.
What about lateral stability if the wall being removed is critical to it? There is no substitute for someone going round to actually have a look at the building as a whole.