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Concrete beams for ceiling.

08/28/2009 10:26 AM

Does any body knows how to build hard concrete beams? or knows any body that makes it. these are to support the ceiling or roof for a house.
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08/28/2009 10:39 AM

Buy them, don't build them. Take advantage of the supplier's warranty as being fit for purpose, and the Building Inspector's accepance of that.

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08/28/2009 10:39 AM

ya look at your area's building code it will tell you

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08/28/2009 10:40 PM

Why do you want concrete? They will much heavier than either wood or light-weight steel framing, and be harder to install and support.
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Re: Concrete beams for ceiling.

08/28/2009 11:29 PM

Concrete beams are usually constructed with precisely pre-tensioned(stretched) steel cables or rods embedded in the concrete. The concrete mix and pre-tensioning is usually dictated by the required beam loads. Trying to build them without careful design and execution will probably kill someone.

Suggest further research starting here...

http://www.spancrete.com/products.php
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