Glulams are depressingly light-weight

[ToughButterCup]

Our 7 meter Glulam is only some 160 kilos in weight. The original plan was to get a crane and pop it in that way. But 160 kilos, I mean .... 160... that's just a bit heavier than me after I have had a serious curry.

 

So, thinking about a telehandler or pulleys or something. Thinking Out Of The Box anyway.

Yes, I know, thinking's dangerous.

 

But 160 kilos for Gods sake. 'S nowt.

[Mr Punter]

A Genie lift comes to mind...

[Nickfromwales]

Yup. 

[daiking]

Balloons

 

You did say you wanted out of the box thinking, work back from there.

Edited March 27, 2018 by daiking

[joe90]

I’ve put in heavier glulams than that with just two of us. Just need to make sure you have something to rest it on in stages.

[epsilonGreedy]

1 hour ago, recoveringacademic said:

But 160 kilos for Gods sake. 'S nowt.

 

 

Think positive, when that weld breaks the falling beam won't hurt so much 

[Russell griffiths]

Two scaffold towers, one either end, bump it up and rest on a chunk of timber, go to other end and bump up that end, raise scaffold tower by inserting another transom, bump up again and add another transom. 

 

Cost, nothing 

time 2 hours. 

Crack on son. 

[ToughButterCup]

OK Dad. 

[Russell griffiths]

Good lad

pictures please. 

[Bitpipe]

3 hours ago, Mr Punter said:

A Genie lift comes to mind...

 

Yup, used one of these to lift two 140kg baths up to first floor. 

[Mr Punter]

3 hours ago, Bitpipe said:

 

Yup, used one of these to lift two 140kg baths up to first floor. 

 

Why so heavy and why two?

[MikeSharp01]

2 minutes ago, Mr Punter said:

 

Why so heavy and why two?

HIS and HERs  

[ToughButterCup]

9 hours ago, Mr Punter said:

Why so heavy and why two?

 

9 hours ago, MikeSharp01 said:

HIS and HERs  

 

Now, why so heavy ?

[MikeSharp01]

1 hour ago, recoveringacademic said:

HIS and HER

Capital HIM and capital HER