60 x 30 shed steel sizes

[euroliner]

anyone know what the max width you would get away with useing 7" x 4" H iron ? in a clear span 4 link shed , and what degrees you would cut the ends of the rafters on the saw

 

[RWG Contracts]

only really use 7x4's up to 30' wide.

The angle on the end is up to you. Usually 15, 17 or 22 degree but you can make it any angle you want. If you're using fibre cement sheets make sure you can get a ridge cap to match your angle though if it's a strange pitch, is not 12, 15, 17, 22

 

[opininionated]

To be honest, the steel isn't worth skimping on.
7 x 4's are used on 30ft spans, and some use them on 40ft.
But the extra cost of using 8x 51/4 on a 40ft is negligible and a saving that I would not think worth while.

 

[RWG Contracts]

To be honest, the steel isn't worth skimping on.
7 x 4's are used on 30ft spans, and some use them on 40ft.
But the extra cost of using 8x 51/4 on a 40ft is negligible and a saving that I would not think worth while.

40'

Anything over 30' and we're on 8x51/4.

Even on 30' the pillars are 8x51/4

 

[euroliner]

we have two sheds here already one (the oldest) is 30 foot and the second is 32 foot (we keep gettn braver every time) so going 35 foot would be a disaster ?

will be useing 0.7mm steel box cladding what in your opinion be the best degrees ? we dont tend to get much snow if thats makes any difference

 

[opininionated]

40'

Anything over 30' and we're on 8x51/4.

Even on 30' the pillars are 8x51/4

Just put a price in for an 80 x 40ft, customer showed me quotes from other supposedly CE quality buildings and they were using 7x4x19kg on the roof rafters, and it was a 14ft to the eaves.
Couldn't believe it .

 

[RWG Contracts]

we have two sheds here already one (the oldest) is 30 foot and the second is 32 foot (we keep gettn braver every time) so going 35 foot would be a disaster ?

will be useing 0.7mm steel box cladding what in your opinion be the best degrees ? we dont tend to get much snow if thats makes any difference

Where abouts are you?

 

[opininionated]

we have two sheds here already one (the oldest) is 30 foot and the second is 32 foot (we keep gettn braver every time) so going 35 foot would be a disaster ?

will be useing 0.7mm steel box cladding what in your opinion be the best degrees ? we dont tend to get much snow if thats makes any difference

Most likely wouldn't be a disaster, but for a relatively small saving , why skimp?

 

[euroliner]

county down , northern ireland

 

[RWG Contracts]

Just put a price in for an 80 x 40ft, customer showed me quotes from other supposedly CE quality buildings and they were using 7x4x19kg on the roof rafters, and it was a 14ft to the eaves.
Couldn't believe it .

Drives me mad does that, a 40' span on a 7x4 clearly isn't right it'll sag like mad so why do they think it's a good idea

 

[opininionated]

Drives me mad does that, a 40' span on a 7x4 clearly isn't right it'll sag like mad so why do they think it's a good idea

I was shocked it met CE standard?

 

[RWG Contracts]

county down , northern ireland

 

[euroliner]

aye just worked it out there , would only be roughly another 500 kg to upgrade to 8 x 5.25

what sort of money are beams per tonne in the UK at the minute

 

[RWG Contracts]

we have two sheds here already one (the oldest) is 30 foot and the second is 32 foot (we keep gettn braver every time) so going 35 foot would be a disaster ?

will be useing 0.7mm steel box cladding what in your opinion be the best degrees ? we dont tend to get much snow if thats makes any difference

Most likely wouldn't be a disaster, but for a relatively small saving , why skimp?

A 35' span will probably cost an extra £40 a ring to do in 8x5 1/4 at a guess, is it worth under speccing for that

 

[RWG Contracts]

aye just worked it out there , would only be roughly another 500 kg to upgrade to 8 x 5.25

what sort of money are beams per tonne in the UK at the minute

Way the steel jobs going I'd leave it a fortnight before you buy any it's going cheaper every day

 

[opininionated]

Way the steel jobs going I'd leave it a fortnight before you buy any it's going cheaper every day

Might be none left by then

 

[euroliner]

aye i hear a lot of mix ups on the news , we are actually thinking of building two sheds one for stock and one for a garage , mostly because of steel prices at a low

 

[euroliner]

its about 470 - 500 a tonne here , but we have our own transport we do loads from ireland - uk - ireland every day , would you buy h iron at much less out there

 

[opininionated]

its about 470 - 500 a tonne here , but we have our own transport we do loads from ireland - uk - ireland every day , would you buy h iron at much less out there

A little less, depends on quantity and size, 435 ish

 

[euroliner]

forgive my ignorance but you would cut both sides of the rafters at 17 degrees ?

what size of plates would you use on the ends