There are two large bi-folding doors in the new extension – one in the lounge and another in the master bedroom. We will be using steel beams to bridge these openings. These beams will be supported by two large steel posts. The steel will be hidden behind the stone surround for the large square picture window (you can see this in the elevation below).
These steel posts are 140mm x140 mm square with a large plate on the bottom for bolting to a concrete pad. Then the foundations will be bricked up to the posts and the posts concreted into the floor slab. The posts are over sized and about 300mm too long. These will be cut later on to the correct length and the cross beams welded to them.
These steel posts are heavy!
Once upright, there isa steel plate on the bottom of the post that needs to be bolted in position.
These posts are big (and heavy). Getting them into position wasn’t easy.
The second of the steel posts has been positioned. With some slight tweaks with a large hammer and a crowbar.
The steel posts are now in position.
This is the south elevation of the new extension. This is the elevation that faces the courtyard garden.