- Location
- central scotland
H beam/ upright column repair?
- Thread starter z.man
- Start date
- Location
- Carmarthenshire, West Wales
can you dig down, put some shuttering (and a few reinforcing rods) round it and fill with concrete
Did similar to every stanchion along one side of a shed here 15 years ago. Bigger holes than that and more in the middle of the web.
Still standing
- Location
- central scotland
Ah , but that hole is only going to get biggerDid similar to every stanchion along one side of a shed here 15 years ago. Bigger holes than that and more in the middle of the web.
Still standing
- Location
- central scotland
This is what I’m thinking an L shaped plate down the middle of the web with the leg out into the open and weld another angle /flat bar across the H further up the column as well...... and if that doesn’t work it will be concrete and shuttering
marco
Member
- Location
- tipperary, ireland
Had that here, welded 2 foot of flat in the middle on both sides.
glasshouse
Member
- Location
- lothians
Painting twenty yr agoWhat would the collective thinking be about making a repair to this shed upright ? All input welcome
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
What would the collective thinking be about making a repair to this shed upright ? All input welcome
We had that in all the staunchions down one side of one of the buildings here when we arrived, only FAR worse. You could have kicked a football through most of the holes!
As it was structural, the estate sorted it by getting contractors in to put some shuttering round them and fill with reinforced concrete to about 4’ deep.
No idea if it’s a# strong structurally, but at least they’re protected from further weakening…. maybe? Out of sight out of mind.
If it were my property, I think I’d opt for welding in another section as above, before protecting it from the cause of the damage.
- Location
- central scotland
But what about now ....50 year ago it was brand new
Have seen uprights built around with concrete blocks then filled with concrete and capped, also seen pictures of it done using a forty gallon drum with the ends cut out and then filled
glasshouse
Member
- Location
- lothians
Call that a hole! Had to cut 2 foot square hole around upright. Break concrete down 8 inches. Sandblast. Welded plates in both sides of gusset and on both faces. Paint and re concrete. Wrapping them in concrete won’t stop the rot.
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- Location
- central scotland
Not 100% sure of the cause but I think the use of free access minerals when there was a feed barrier there may have contributed 
grainboy
Member
- Location
- Bedfordshire
Only trouble with encasing with concrete, if open to the elements, rain gets in and causes more problems,
- Location
- SW Scotland
Fixed a couple of 10in stanchions here by digging down about 8in and putting a piece of 9in channel in each side.
Round off the back corners of the channel to fit inside the stanchion, pull them in tight with a couple of bolts, and weld round the top.
Round off the back corners of the channel to fit inside the stanchion, pull them in tight with a couple of bolts, and weld round the top.
- Location
- central scotland
It’s internal columns that are the problem but I think encasing in cement will be further down the list of options
