Bi fold doors are a different story.
Steel beam for bifold doors.
The beam will more than take the weight of the doors and you can guarantee that the doors will work perfectly when installed in this way.
Door shall be mounted flush with exterior walls of building select one.
Because of how a bi fold door opens and shuts even the slightest deflection in the lintel above can render the door unusable because it simply won t slide open or shut.
In these cases they were packed with oak timbers struts to spread the floor loads correctly across the rsj steel beams.
Select one b face mount.
Some of the beams were supporting existing timber floors.
To this end we recommend a heavy duty or even a rolled steel lintel above a bi fold door to ensure that there is absolutely no.
Installation of structural supporting rsj steel universal beam to rear extension wall to facilitate 3650mm wide bi fold doors.
Door shall be mounted on the exterior walls of building.
Methodology as part of our steel beam design service we prepare the structural calculations to specify the correct steel beam sizes to install for the client.
With regard to the bifold doors they are more commonly installed and operate much better when hanging from a perfectly smooth and level steel beam as oppose to rolling on a not so accurate floor.
In addition to installing a steel beam for horizontal loading your scheme must also fall within approved document a guidance limits for percentage and size of openings across the elevation you are proposing to install the bi fold doors.
We pride ourselves in supplying doors to fit your needs and are determined to stay in the lead of technology for sliding door systems.