Steel Beam Over Bifold Doors

Door shall be mounted on the exterior walls of building.

Steel beam over bifold doors.

The beam will more than take the weight of the doors and you can guarantee that the doors will work perfectly when installed in this way. You can add up the numbers to total something just over add for inflation and the price is still not that bad. Methodology as part of our steel beam design service we prepare the structural calculations to specify the correct steel beam sizes to install for the client. Bi fold doors are a different story.

In these cases they were packed with oak timbers struts to spread the floor loads correctly across the rsj steel beams. This often depends on the span of the opening and the load so we would need further details on a project by project basis. Some of the beams were supporting existing timber floors. With regard to the bifold doors they are more commonly installed and operate much better when hanging from a perfectly smooth and level steel beam as oppose to rolling on a not so accurate floor.

90 of the jobs i look at have steel beams over bifolds wouldn t entertain anything. 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 deflection. Select one b face mount. Schweiss bifold doors can fit any steel buildings old or new providing a commercial door that suits your needs.

So if you have some patience shop around read directions and are not afraid of sweat equity you can put. Installation of structural supporting rsj steel universal beam to rear extension wall to facilitate 3650mm wide bi fold doors. Lintel probably cost more than a piece of steel and might not be suitable anyway check manufacturers details. Door shall be mounted flush with exterior walls of building select one.