STRUCTURAL SUPPORT SOLUTIONS
The trend for ‘grand design’-style home extensions is becoming increasingly popular, with homeowners opting for large open spans and contemporary bi-fold or sliding doors opening up their home to the garden beyond. These modern extension designs flood the home with natural light and provide homeowners with open, uninterrupted views.
Creating these beautiful glazed extensions most likely means less structural elements of the building like fixed window panes, brick walls and pillars and more large open spans. With less structure in the elevations below the roof, it is extremely important that the correct structural support for the building is identified to manage both vertical and lateral forces.
Structural support is now available to order in Udesign.
HOW TO SPECIFY YOUR STRUCTURAL SUPPORT:
Before considering what structural support you need for your extension you need to decide the width, projection and height that it will be.
Some large openings will need additional strength to manage the downward deflection of the roof under snow loads to ensure the roof stays in position and the doors don’t stick.
A structure with walls and pillars usually has sufficient strength to withstand side to side (lateral) forces like side winds, however if you choose an extension with large spans or doors and lots of windows, goalpost reinforcement maybe needed around the corners to help stop the building ‘racking’.
If your building has plenty of structure you may only need a reinforced eaves beam above large door spans, however if you need to increase the lateral stability of your building structure you may need a goalpost solution.
Yes, Goalpost and beam enhancements are now available to order in Udesign.
Goalpost Solutions
Create large open structures with the Ultraframe Goalpost. Design open door spans of up to 6.5m, or 10m for projects with lift and slide doors. Ultraframe Goalposts allow you to achieve lateral stability on large, open spans particularly where there is no fixed structure on the elevation.
Beam Reinforcements
Choose the right eaves beam for large door spans from Ultraframe’s wide range of beam reinforcements to prevent deflection on your roof, allowing your doors to move more freely.
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