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| Steel Loft, 2x12 Heart Pine Floor |
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| Steel Loft |
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| Raw steel & pine to be gloss cleared. Floor will have exposed counter sunk fasteners |
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| Exposed welds W/ Miller Matic 200 |
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| 2x6x1/8'' steel tube |
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| 2x6 steel to 2x6 pine. Made some nice aluminum cradles then shim with copper scraps. |
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| 2x6 steel ledger |
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| Simple aluminum ledger cradle |
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| Each #12x4 3/4 R4 GRK Screw has 507 lbs allowable shear |
Step 1. mark your layout
Step 2. drill 1st hole
Step 3. To drill thru 2nd wall of steel tube using a drill guide, this case I used a scrap 1'' sq tube drilled out on drill press.
Step 4. countersink
Step 5. drive in screws
2 fasteners per stud x 49 studs = 49,686 pounds of upstairs allowable shear
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| Raw Steel Loft Mockup |
