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How to frame around steel beams? Aaron Fude 10-19-2008
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Posted by Aaron Fude on October 19, 2008, 1:05 pm
Hi,

Here's what the ceiling of my kitchen looks like now:

http://freeboundaries.com/howtoframe.jpg

I'm planning on having a ceiling that slopes with the roof, then drops
straight down and goes around the beams. What's the strategy for
framing something like that since I can't nail studs to the beams.

Thanks a lot in advance,

Aaron


Posted by Smitty Two on October 19, 2008, 1:24 pm
In article

> Hi,
>
> Here's what the ceiling of my kitchen looks like now:
>
> http://freeboundaries.com/howtoframe.jpg
>
> I'm planning on having a ceiling that slopes with the roof, then drops
> straight down and goes around the beams. What's the strategy for
> framing something like that since I can't nail studs to the beams.
>
> Thanks a lot in advance,
>
> Aaron

Holy crap. I'm going to keep that picture to show to people when they
complain about the magnitude of their home improvement projects. What is
that, a converted bomb shelter you live in?!

If you only need to support drywall, I'd trust construction adhesive to
hold the studs to the I-beams. Or, you could take a clue from those
vertical members you have. Glue a 2 x 4 along the ledge formed by the
beam, then nail a 2 x 6 to it with flush upper surfaces. Then the lower
surface of your 2 x 6 is available for drywall nailing.

Posted by dpb on October 19, 2008, 1:37 pm
Aaron Fude wrote:
...
> straight down and goes around the beams. What's the strategy for
> framing something like that since I can't nail studs to the beams.

Just box around them using the upper roof joist as the hanger. Or, is
the roof being held up by those blocks wedged into the flange rather
than being bolted to the rock wall above? If so, that should be fixed
first by bolting thru or welding on some bolting flanges or using
approved flange clamps. If it were mine, I'd probably opt for welding
on some angle brackets for bolting to.

What's that beam supporting our of curiousity?

--

Posted by Aaron Fude on October 19, 2008, 4:53 pm
> Aaron Fude wrote:
>
> ...
>
> > straight down and goes around the beams. What's the strategy for
> > framing something like that since I can't nail studs to the beams.
>
> Just box around them using the upper roof joist as the hanger. =A0Or, is
> the roof being held up by those blocks wedged into the flange rather
> than being bolted to the rock wall above? =A0If so, that should be fixed
> first by bolting thru or welding on some bolting flanges or using
> approved flange clamps. =A0If it were mine, I'd probably opt for welding
> on some angle brackets for bolting to.
>
> What's that beam supporting our of curiousity?
>
> --

Thanks for the advice.

The beam or, more accurately, set of five beams is supporting an 18"
thick granite wall above. The construction is 80 years old.

You are not saying that the magnitude of the *framing* job is great,
are you?

I think those planks are suppoting the roof in some way, but that
seams awefully wishy-washy.

Posted by DanG on October 20, 2008, 6:17 am
It would be most common to drill the flanges for carriage bolts to
hold a piece of ply or lumber. The other common method would use
PAT - powder actuated fasteners to shoot lumber onto the steel
flanges.

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> Hi,
>
> Here's what the ceiling of my kitchen looks like now:
>
> http://freeboundaries.com/howtoframe.jpg
>
> I'm planning on having a ceiling that slopes with the roof, then
> drops
> straight down and goes around the beams. What's the strategy for
> framing something like that since I can't nail studs to the
> beams.
>
> Thanks a lot in advance,
>
> Aaron
>



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