How much does a steel beam cost?

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Find out how to instantly work out the weight and cost of steel beams!
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How much does a steel beam cost? In this video you will find out what the numbers mean for a steel beam like a 254x146x40UB, and how to use that to work out the weight and cost of the beam. We work out a neat rule-of-thumb to cost a steel beam easily every time. And then we look at the different types of steel beam, such as UB, PFC and RHS, and find out how to work out the cost of each.

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@davejohnston5158

Thanks for this information Rob. I currently have a job where I intended to use 200 x 100 RSJ's for purlins spanning 4m. I then considered the practicality of installation and the potential need for a crane to get 120kg of steel in place so have reverted to 250x50 timbers to be glued and bolted together which can feasibly be installed by 1 person and no crane. and total cost of timbers will be half the price of the 2 steel beams originally planned.

@12jsteve 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robin - I’ve been wondering about this.

@SamuraiThought 2 жыл бұрын

Big fan of the videos, great visual effects!

@johncoppock3823 2 жыл бұрын

Great video many thanks Robin. More videos on steels would be interesting. At the moment I'm thinking about a ridge steel for a square single dormer loft conversion. Ecotruss have interesting alternative of no ridge steel but webs where the rafter on one side joins the dormer ceiling joist. Ecotruss has the cold bridging issue to consider. Interested to know the methods to size a ridge steel, max span, installation considerations etc. Many thanks again.

@theway4020 2 жыл бұрын

thanks very help[ful esp with the cool diagrams 3Ds

@DSRM01 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Robin, I have a possible video topic. I’ve seen so many videos on KZbin of people building small cabins such as 10 foot by 12 or 14 foot. They usually have four 2 x 6’s or 2 x 8s nailed together in a rectangle and then have the floor joists running perpendicular to the longer sections. At what size does something like this stop being feasible, in other words at what point would you need to add a further 2x6/ 2x8 in the middle of the structure. When I’ve seen this down they often add another board to the outside on top of the original board to raise the height enough for the joists to sit flush on to the new centre board but it seems like this would comprise the strength of the outer boards if they’re on top of each other (poor connection?). Would the better option be just to have a centre board and cut the joists from one end to the centre on the both sides as opposed to spanning the whole floor? Cheers