On Sun, 9 Oct 2005 09:31:54 +0100, "JoeJoe" wrote:

I will soon be needing a lintel of around 2.5-2.7m.

My engineer hasn't finished his calculations yet, so I am not sure which one
I will need exactly, but it is meant to raplace a supporting wall in a
tenement flat removed in order to create an open plan kitchen.

In the past I used a concrete one, but the memory of having to carry it 2
floors up, and then position it at nearly 4m high (height of ceiling) is not
a pleasant one. Hence I decided to investigate the possibility of using a
steel one instead.

How do they compare in terms of:

1. Weight?
2. Price? (concrete one was ~ £30 last year IIRC)
3. Availability? (I can wait a few weeks).

Thanks a lot in advance.


You should let your engineer say what he wants to see.

an 8 inch RSG intel is 25kg a meter, I got a 7.5 metre one into place
on my own, I used hand tools only.

RSJ's are cheep, catnec's are more expensive.

RSJ's are avalaible for collection from any decent steel stockholder,
delivery will depend upon what mood they are in.

Catnics, from any decent builders merchant.

I suspect you will be needing a whole lot more steel than you think.
You may need to put steel uprights in as well, if there is
insufficient walls left, and something for the uprights to rest on.

Rick