Mezzanine/2nd floor advice

[GJUK]

Does anyone work in this trade/have advise for having one fitted - going to get one for the hanger.
Perhaps you can point me in direction for pitfalls and what to do/not to do, if you build them/have built one.
Looking 2nd hand at the moment as new ones are £6k+
Just a 4x5m or so, nothing huge is all I'm looking at

Thanks,

Jon

[Matt]

Hi Jon,

I've built three mezzanines so happy to give any advice.

I'm also just about to sell one from my storage unit- about 800 sq ft, all steel professional construction with 38mm chipboard deck. Steel staircase and guardrail. Let me know if interested and I'll get some pics/price. Can't remember where you are but I'm at GU10 1BS?

Cheers

Matt

[Cannonball]

Hi Jon,

I've built three mezzanines so happy to give any advice.

I'm also just about to sell one from my storage unit- about 800 sq ft, all steel professional construction with 38mm chipboard deck. Steel staircase and guardrail. Let me know if interested and I'll get some pics/price. Can't remember where you are but I'm at GU10 1BS?

Cheers

Matt

If its from the place i have been matt, its seen some action and i thought it super cool,,

[GJUK]

Hi Jon,

I've built three mezzanines so happy to give any advice.

I'm also just about to sell one from my storage unit- about 800 sq ft, all steel professional construction with 38mm chipboard deck. Steel staircase and guardrail. Let me know if interested and I'll get some pics/price. Can't remember where you are but I'm at GU10 1BS?

Cheers

Matt

Hi Matt,
Thanks.
I'm only looking for a small ish area of 5x5 metres or so - I think making it fit the space it probably as important as the size, otherwise it will impact on the other parts of the shed (which though large for a garage, is really small for a steel structure).
I'f be interested, perhaps, if you could split it - also finished floor height is important due to top level restrictions.

Did you make your own, or did you get them made for you and then built?

Thanks,

Jon

[Matt]

Hi Jon,

pretty straightforward to make your own main steelwork (if you've got a big welder) , and use pre-bought purlins/cleats.

Steelwork sizes for a standard 'strong' mezz
Columns: 100x100x5mm SHS
Top plate: Can't remember but it's about 100 x 250 x 10mm (cut them from 100 wide flat strip)
Base plate 250x250x12mm squares cut from 250mm flat strip
I-Beams 254x102x22 KPM
Use M16 bolts to hold I-Beams to top plates

Keep the purlin length to around 12' max for a strong mezz. Column spacing on the main steels can be a bit longer .

welding the steelwork . I use a 270 amp MIG turned nearly all the way up , with a large torch and 1.2mm wire. Up to three passes as you see fit. (especially on column bases)

Folded steel purlins - 65x170 C-section. probably get them made new pre-cut to your length and pre-drilled. Not expensive . Buy the L-shaped cleats from the same place.
All the info you need is here http://www.ayrshire.co.uk/C%20Sections.pdf
use M12 hardware on purlins/cleats. Be sure to plan/install the purlins on centres to match your chipboard lengths. 600mm centres are normally good.

Chipboard 38mm Tongue & Groove P5 Grade from your timber wholesaler. Use nice big self-drilling screws through the purlins. Stagger the joins.

Staircase - pre-made treads available from http://www.fhbrundle.com/flor-st1.htm

drilling the steel: It's possible with a pillar drill, but a bit tedious. Magnetic broaching drills go through like a knife through butter . https://www.machinemart.co.uk/c/magneti ... g-systems/ . Make the holes 2mm bigger than the fasteners.

Any other questions - just let me know !

Pic attached. Make it look like this .

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[GJUK]

Matt you genius.

Thanks - I'll use this - probably get it fabricated locally but as a guide that is awesome!

Thank you!!!