Mopar Muscle Association UK

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

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

Matt wrote: Mon Dec 11, 17 1:34 pm 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,,

Matt wrote: Mon Dec 11, 17 1:34 pm 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

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 .

Matt you genius.

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

Thank you!!!