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Old 04-28-2005, 03:46 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Cutting costs when building a HT

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Originally Posted by Frank Z
There have been a number of threads on this subject at HTF. I would strongly recommend contacting an architect to make sure the end result will still support the upper level or at least transfer the load to the appropriate point.
ya, thats why i have called in contractors and engineers, and they have given me insane ammounts for putting in the supports.

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Originally Posted by chlnger1970
Looks like a good plan. I think the only thing I would do different is moving the seating up 8 feet
well the diagram is not totally to scale, the seating will probably not be that wide and will be moved up at least a few feet.

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Originally Posted by EM3
You could paint them black so they wouldn't be noticible when the lights went out ...... It required brute strength and a lot of planning. The supports are fastened directly into the concrete floor.
They will be covered with drywall/soundproofing/acousic material so painting them wont be an issue.
What you described is pretty much exactly what I'd be doing, but with a 16ft beam instead of a 24, then using a Hilti drill to attach the big side beams to the concrete.
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