I'm a construction guy, so this appeals to me as much as the machine rebuild videos. As with LVL, LSL and Tji's, vertical depth of steel beams is everything when it comes to capacity of load bearing. Good job in strengthening that bad boy.
This is an awesome renovation and it’s going to be a beautiful home. You have a great crew my friend! It’s hard to find people that work that hard anymore. Thank you very much for sharing your renovation with us!!!
Awesome cool the rebuilding progress of the house is coming along very nicely I can't wait for the next video I work you are doing is very great awesome keep up the great work can't wait to see more progress are the transformation of the house the inside and the outside I'd like to see the progress what you do with the outside. God bless and take care stay safe and healthy
Not true in reality. They can’t make a call without a much longer inspection, aren’t always available, and open a whole can of worms for permits and insurance. These guys did great.
@@garrettfalls7953 Anybody who doesn't pull a permit for his "reconstruction" and posts his videos on the internet is an idiot. That's like waving a red flag to the local building inspector and you will spend lots of time and money fixing it later; not to mention fines. Also resale of the house at some later time depends on doing everything up front and legally or you can be zapped for fraud after sale. Just saying that a structural engineer might have come up with a less expensive and less time consuming beam plus made sure that the supports the beam rests on were adequate and transferred weight correctly so cracks don't appear elsewhere later.
When I did something similar, I had permits and engineers up my rear checking and double checking everything, how did you get away with just picking a beam and saying ya let’s try it. Lol. My engineers told me exactly what was required and if I didn’t meet the requirement I didn’t get permit approved?
This video has me motivated to put a beam like that in my garage so I can move the lally post that is in the center of the garage, you know, where it's just close enough to either car so you can't fully open the door. Did you have a structural engineer bless it before installing?
He said it looked too weak and then weighed the structure it was carrying. No calcs were performed. That isn't engineering, as it only accounted for the dead load, not the live loads for roof and floors above. I give this a fail. An engineer can do a calc for this in about 15 minutes. Also, there is more involved than just installing the beam. It has to be properly supported by posts or columns at its ends, and all the way down to the footings. They have to all be analyzed as well for a safe design. Codes exist for safety reasons.
Lmao @rebuilderguy it seems like you know what your doing or have someone helping you make the rite calls. I hate how people start judging your work when we don't even know what's going on behind the scenes
lol you have no idea I read some of the comments to the guys and we just laugh we have a game going on every time someone says engineer we drink..... spell check was heavily used
@@RebuilderGuy I respect your hustle your one of most honest and straight forward rebuilding youtubers out there. No bullshit you show what you do and give shout out to the people you hire to help. Im looking forward to the restoration keep the content coming.
I would say over engineered but when it's your home and you have family you don't want to take chances. I always plan for the worst case and then add 10% redundancy on top of that.
@@l.l.6407 Hah, all homes since probably the 1940's or so have to be engineered to code. That doesn't mean everyone follows the rules though. When you are renovating a house you can do whatever you want if you don't pull permits. It's major exterior changes where the code enforcement is going to be after you. Like if they suddenly see you doubled the size of your garage, they may come to you with questions lol
@@asusreviews structural, plumbing and electrical modifications all require permits and inspections in most states. You may be "getting away without them" if it can't be seen from the outside, but unsafe modifications can be dangerous to you and your loved ones.
You really need to do static calculation before supporting roff with steal beams. Steal beam doesn't float in the air, so you need to calculate in weight of the beams with weight of the entire roof structure into wall that supports that beam. I have never seen in my life that someone puts such a heavy steal beams and support them with wood frame. You need to frame that beams with horizontal steal beams in the wall and floor and frame it.
@@RebuilderGuyI really cant guess.. few hundred pounds each maybe. Point is that static calculation isn't a thing of thinking or guessing. Just a few pounds over the limit on the supporting wall can damage structural rigidity of the entire house. Calculation is imperative. So, I'm waiting to see your next video. I presume that you enforced and raised structural rigidity of the supporting walls.
I'm in Construction. I run a large residential construction company. Steel beams are supported all the time with wood studs. You need the jacks to be the width of the beam to support it. Depending on the span, weight supported and beam size is was decides wether you use 2x6 or 2x4s
I will say a 28' span without any supports in the center needs to be calculated to address the correct beam size. W8 or w10 steel looks like what you have there and I don't run 28' without some sort of support in the middle. The steel will need something if you didn't have an engineer do the calculations
@@jmos51515 I'm from Europe, and in my country we dont use wood for anything except roof construction and sometime for sheds. So, I'm really not into your type of wood construction. We use brick/ block and armature wire beams with concrete for supporting columns in the walls for structural rigidity. Sorry, I dont know how you call armature, think its reinforced steel bars/rebar. Iv done similar job while remodeling my house, because I wanted big open living room without any columns and walls, but my mom did static calculation as I didnt want to have any supporting columns in the middle. And we managed to neutralise any columns by making columns in wall made of steel bars poured with concrete and in foundation and all framed with supporting steel beam. I think he is trying to do the same, thats why I wrote him that static calculation is imperative. You are totally right, span under 5m, or 17' in feets doesnt need support, but that span is way to big, and he needs something supporting that beams.
Don’t you have building and structural codes? You don’t build a safe structure by trial and error, even measuring the dead weight of the structure above it. Codes dictate live loads (snow, wind, and general minimum live loads) that have to be included and allowable deflections permitted. If failure occurs by what you’ve done you could be prosecuted. Where are your building permits based on sealed drawings and inspections?
Renovations that involve structural changes, electrical and plumbing modifications require permits in most states, and for very good reason - safety. I suspect these beams are far lower in strength than codes require based on his method of sizing them, which appears to be nothing more than eyeballing and guesswork. I wouldn't want to live in that house.
Designing the beam for dead load only (as this person has done) is asking for failure. Dead load is usually calculated at 10 or 20 lb/sqft. Live load is 40 Lb/sqft minimum, giving total load of 50-60 Lb/sf. Always hire a competent contractor or engineer and make sure you use permits. BTW, in NJ we have a Renovations Building Code, so there is no excuse or loophole because it's a renovation.
@@PAHighlander24 And doing drugs is illegal, but millions do them in the privacy of their own home without the government knowing or caring. I'd say 99% of jurisdictions throughout the US would technically "require" a permit for this kind of work. Hell, the gov wants you to apply for a permit to install a single electrical receptacle on the wall. Do most people get a permit for that? No!
Smash the like or dislike button I'm at war with the youtube algorithm thank you and have a great day!
I'm a construction guy, so this appeals to me as much as the machine rebuild videos. As with LVL, LSL and Tji's, vertical depth of steel beams is everything when it comes to capacity of load bearing. Good job in strengthening that bad boy.
This is an awesome renovation and it’s going to be a beautiful home. You have a great crew my friend! It’s hard to find people that work that hard anymore. Thank you very much for sharing your renovation with us!!!
I like tje house building project
Glad you went with the I beams . Looking better already can’t wait to see the finished product . Keep up the good work 👌
You and me both!
Awesome cool the rebuilding progress of the house is coming along very nicely I can't wait for the next video I work you are doing is very great awesome keep up the great work can't wait to see more progress are the transformation of the house the inside and the outside I'd like to see the progress what you do with the outside. God bless and take care stay safe and healthy
Well done RG .....appreciate the content always interesting to watch
Coming along real well!
An hour of a structural engineer's time would tell you what you needed as far as beams go. But where's the fun in that.
Not true in reality. They can’t make a call without a much longer inspection, aren’t always available, and open a whole can of worms for permits and insurance. These guys did great.
@@garrettfalls7953 Anybody who doesn't pull a permit for his "reconstruction" and posts his videos on the internet is an idiot. That's like waving a red flag to the local building inspector and you will spend lots of time and money fixing it later; not to mention fines. Also resale of the house at some later time depends on doing everything up front and legally or you can be zapped for fraud after sale. Just saying that a structural engineer might have come up with a less expensive and less time consuming beam plus made sure that the supports the beam rests on were adequate and transferred weight correctly so cracks don't appear elsewhere later.
@@robertkoons1898 you don’t need a permit to work on your own house in most places....
Looking good my guy
Love the fabricated beam!
When I did something similar, I had permits and engineers up my rear checking and double checking everything, how did you get away with just picking a beam and saying ya let’s try it. Lol. My engineers told me exactly what was required and if I didn’t meet the requirement I didn’t get permit approved?
Looking great man! So is it harder work wrecking and rebuilding a house or a car!!! Way to go man! Love the content!
Definitely a house lol I hate construction
7:24 Made in mexico haha nice
INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AINT HERE FOR THE MONEY AINT HERE FOR THE FAME. LOVE IT
Bad Ass!
What are the beams required to support? Are you going to build another level on the house?
I think some of the flex was the compression of the space saver tyres at each end??
You can actually see the beam bend in the video
No white wood yellow pine only
This video has me motivated to put a beam like that in my garage so I can move the lally post that is in the center of the garage, you know, where it's just close enough to either car so you can't fully open the door. Did you have a structural engineer bless it before installing?
I doubt they involved an engineer given the fact that they had to reinforce it.
@@asusreviews That's a good point. I didn't think about that.
He said it looked too weak and then weighed the structure it was carrying. No calcs were performed. That isn't engineering, as it only accounted for the dead load, not the live loads for roof and floors above. I give this a fail. An engineer can do a calc for this in about 15 minutes. Also, there is more involved than just installing the beam. It has to be properly supported by posts or columns at its ends, and all the way down to the footings. They have to all be analyzed as well for a safe design. Codes exist for safety reasons.
This video also inspired me to hire an engineer lol.
Lmao @rebuilderguy it seems like you know what your doing or have someone helping you make the rite calls. I hate how people start judging your work when we don't even know what's going on behind the scenes
lol you have no idea I read some of the comments to the guys and we just laugh we have a game going on every time someone says engineer we drink..... spell check was heavily used
@@RebuilderGuy I respect your hustle your one of most honest and straight forward rebuilding youtubers out there. No bullshit you show what you do and give shout out to the people you hire to help. Im looking forward to the restoration keep the content coming.
Only 13m ??? You are a teaser my friend, and you have a wise women, it is better hiding the beams .It is looking great.
I would say over engineered but when it's your home and you have family you don't want to take chances.
I always plan for the worst case and then add 10% redundancy on top of that.
Did you consult with an engineer?
Could you not of put gussets in the C channel of the beam?
Gussets will not increase the overall strength of the beam. They are used to keep the flanges (top and bottom) of the beam from bending under load.
Can someone explain me why he puts that big thing in the celling is it just for the structure or is there any other reason
I am removing the load bearing wall that's in between the kitchen and the living room in order to do that I need to support the ceiling and the roof
@@RebuilderGuy ah ok now i got it i also want to say thanks for all these nice videos you are uploading 😁
Marc thank you for watching :)
SECONDDDDD!!! 😭
O 2nd you are so lucky
And Marcus your a clown box
dont they need to have an engineers approval ? that seems crazy to do without that
robert durrance for real.... somebody call the county code enforcement. Testing the beam with a cars weight? This guy is nuts
I know right how dare he work on his own house putting all that money and his family at risk unbelievable
As a European when I see the build quality of American homes, there doesn't even seem to be an engineers approval when building the house itself.
@@l.l.6407 Hah, all homes since probably the 1940's or so have to be engineered to code. That doesn't mean everyone follows the rules though. When you are renovating a house you can do whatever you want if you don't pull permits. It's major exterior changes where the code enforcement is going to be after you. Like if they suddenly see you doubled the size of your garage, they may come to you with questions lol
@@asusreviews structural, plumbing and electrical modifications all require permits and inspections in most states. You may be "getting away without them" if it can't be seen from the outside, but unsafe modifications can be dangerous to you and your loved ones.
You really need to do static calculation before supporting roff with steal beams. Steal beam doesn't float in the air, so you need to calculate in weight of the beams with weight of the entire roof structure into wall that supports that beam. I have never seen in my life that someone puts such a heavy steal beams and support them with wood frame. You need to frame that beams with horizontal steal beams in the wall and floor and frame it.
I will address this in the next video but how much do you think the beam weighs?
@@RebuilderGuyI really cant guess.. few hundred pounds each maybe. Point is that static calculation isn't a thing of thinking or guessing. Just a few pounds over the limit on the supporting wall can damage structural rigidity of the entire house. Calculation is imperative. So, I'm waiting to see your next video. I presume that you enforced and raised structural rigidity of the supporting walls.
I'm in Construction. I run a large residential construction company. Steel beams are supported all the time with wood studs. You need the jacks to be the width of the beam to support it. Depending on the span, weight supported and beam size is was decides wether you use 2x6 or 2x4s
I will say a 28' span without any supports in the center needs to be calculated to address the correct beam size. W8 or w10 steel looks like what you have there and I don't run 28' without some sort of support in the middle. The steel will need something if you didn't have an engineer do the calculations
@@jmos51515 I'm from Europe, and in my country we dont use wood for anything except roof construction and sometime for sheds. So, I'm really not into your type of wood construction. We use brick/ block and armature wire beams with concrete for supporting columns in the walls for structural rigidity. Sorry, I dont know how you call armature, think its reinforced steel bars/rebar. Iv done similar job while remodeling my house, because I wanted big open living room without any columns and walls, but my mom did static calculation as I didnt want to have any supporting columns in the middle. And we managed to neutralise any columns by making columns in wall made of steel bars poured with concrete and in foundation and all framed with supporting steel beam. I think he is trying to do the same, thats why I wrote him that static calculation is imperative. You are totally right, span under 5m, or 17' in feets doesnt need support, but that span is way to big, and he needs something supporting that beams.
you should have the building department inspect the beam before you attach any more. If its not right they will make you take it down
Good thing I’m not in the city lol
How would the building department ever know, unless you tell them?
should have pre stressed the beam before welding
should have had better eye protection too.
Transporting the beam like that would be illegal over here.
As my old boss always said load with a sense of adventure
Lol @ performance upgrade
Why not just consult an engineer?
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Wow first mom would be proud of your achievement
Dam your first at something for once
@@717weston Why u gonna be so ruuuude, dont u know im human tooo ? :_(
Your a tool
Don’t you have building and structural codes? You don’t build a safe structure by trial and error, even measuring the dead weight of the structure above it. Codes dictate live loads (snow, wind, and general minimum live loads) that have to be included and allowable deflections permitted. If failure occurs by what you’ve done you could be prosecuted. Where are your building permits based on sealed drawings and inspections?
Its a renovation, he's probably not doing permits.
Renovations that involve structural changes, electrical and plumbing modifications require permits in most states, and for very good reason - safety. I suspect these beams are far lower in strength than codes require based on his method of sizing them, which appears to be nothing more than eyeballing and guesswork. I wouldn't want to live in that house.
Designing the beam for dead load only (as this person has done) is asking for failure. Dead load is usually calculated at 10 or 20 lb/sqft. Live load is 40 Lb/sqft minimum, giving total load of 50-60 Lb/sf. Always hire a competent contractor or engineer and make sure you use permits. BTW, in NJ we have a Renovations Building Code, so there is no excuse or loophole because it's a renovation.
@@PAHighlander24 And doing drugs is illegal, but millions do them in the privacy of their own home without the government knowing or caring.
I'd say 99% of jurisdictions throughout the US would technically "require" a permit for this kind of work. Hell, the gov wants you to apply for a permit to install a single electrical receptacle on the wall. Do most people get a permit for that? No!
You have no problem putting everyone else's face on camera.
Holy shit how loud and annoying is the music you edited in this video , stop it please.