Pecanfan wrote:

Can anyone give me an approximation of how much I'll be expected to pay for
12 x 2.3m lengths of 220x75 PFC / RSC? (pre-drilled, cut to precise lengths
and delivered). I've checked shop4steel.com but they only do 12m lengths
and it seems quite dear (and I don't fancy trying to cut this stuff in the
street).

Don't know - will probably vary from area to area etc. I think I paid
about 450 for all my steel, but at least two thirds of the price was
bolts, joist hangers, dogs etc. The actual flitch plates I had made were
quite cheap (120 maybe). That was for 4 plates 200x8 mm all 4m or so.
Drilled, painted etc.

Also, according to shop4steel.com the 200x75 stuff is 23Kg/m. How realistic
is it that I'm going to be able to lift the steel into a loft, precisely
manoeuvre it all into place and bolt it all together with 20mm bolts,
myself?

I would enlist the help of a friend. My flitch plates were comparable
weight (although longer, and a bit floppy in one axis!). Lifting them is
one thing, getting them up ladders and through gaps on your own is quite
another - it was hard enough with two of us. If you plan to get them
through a loft hatch then it may be worth having a practice with a
similar length of 4x2" just to make sure you can get round all the
corners you need to.

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Cheers,

John.

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