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-XIII- schrieb:

The steel frame or the entire roof?

When finished, it looks something like this...

-XIII- schrieb:

Today, the second ceiling was installed at our site. However, I won’t be able to return to the construction site to take pictures until tomorrow. At the same time, the steel frame for our roof structure is already being fabricated. Admittedly, it’s a somewhat specialized topic, but since you don’t get to see this very often, I’m sharing it here.

I hope the designer also checked the edge distances for the anchors on the base plates? They seem rather small to me. This is important regarding frame shear forces and so on. Will expansion or adhesive anchors be used?

Freshly painted steel construction always has a certain appeal! Just make sure that the steel fabricator’s quote includes a line item for local touch-up painting after installation. Especially if it will remain visible afterward. There are always touch-ups needed due to chipping or dusty footprints.

Is this delivered pre-assembled like that?

Birkenfelder schrieb:

I hope the designer has also checked the edge distances of the anchors on the base plates?? They seem quite narrow to me. Topic is frame shear and so on. Are expansion anchors or adhesive anchors going to be used there?

Freshly painted steel structures always look great! Just make sure the steel fabricator’s quote includes a provision for local touch-ups of the paint after installation. Especially if it’s meant to remain visible afterward. There are always chips or dusty footprints.

Will this be delivered pre-assembled like that?

You’re asking questions...

Thanks for the input, I’ll try to clarify. The edge distances of the anchors should be fine, as the plans were approved independently by the architect, structural engineer, and steel fabricator.

The steel frame will be covered later, so the appearance is not a concern for now.

I’ll also try to find out more about the type of installation and the anchors used.

HappyDee45 schrieb:

... Shouldn’t the joints in the flooring be aligned with the direction of the light? Or is that more a matter of personal preference?

The direction of the light is usually not the main issue; it’s more about the pattern of the flooring. Typically, the design features elongated stripes in wood or stone look, which visually lengthen the room—or not. The chosen installation direction perpendicular to the room’s length axis works perfectly here.

hampshire schrieb:

The floor is a special milestone! Nice view. Will it remain unobstructed?

Milestone, yes, that's true!
Whether the view on the ground floor will stay like this, I can’t say yet; there is indeed still an undeveloped plot below the road. On the top floor, though, we will definitely always see some of the opposite riverside, even if that plot gets built on.

HappyDee45 schrieb:

... should the floor joints not be aligned with the direction of the incoming light? Or is that more a matter of personal preference?

Indeed, it is recommended that the flooring be laid in line with the direction of the incoming light. However, we have rooms where the windows are arranged on both the long and short sides, so in some of those rooms the parquet will be laid perpendicular to the light direction anyway.

Altai schrieb:

Well, that seems to be a long, narrow room. If laid at about a 90° angle, it would look even longer and narrower.
I also have two rooms and a hallway (all connected) that are rather narrow and long, and I deliberately chose the direction of the flooring as shown in the picture above. It looks good.

Exactly, the laying direction throughout the entire house was set perpendicular to the main light direction because of these two narrow rooms, in order to visually widen them a bit. These rooms are only 3.28m (10 ft 9 in) wide but 5.50m (18 ft) long. Whether it works will remain to be seen!

Wintersonne schrieb:

Unfortunately, the tiles are not available for viewing near me, so I would have to order them (they are not offered in German stores, so from abroad). In the photos available online, it sometimes looks like there is a high amount of red/orange tones. Is that really the case?

I don’t perceive a lot of orange/red. Alternatively, you could ask at a building materials supplier or contact Roca for a dealer.

-XIII- schrieb:

You’re asking questions...
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I will try to clarify the type of installation and the anchors used.

Sorry, occupational hazard