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Facing off Steel Beams

Ayla · 2012-02-23 15:59:25

We have a number of internal horizontal & vertical steel RSJs that we want to face off with timber to create the appearance that they're log beams. A few different ideas for doing this are floating around, but the latest I've been wondering about is using old railway sleepers, cut down to 1" timbers? Would anyone be able…

23-02-2012 3:59pm

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We have a number of internal horizontal & vertical steel RSJs that we want to face off with timber to create the appearance that they're log beams.

A few different ideas for doing this are floating around, but the latest I've been wondering about is using old railway sleepers, cut down to 1" timbers? Would anyone be able to confirm if that would work...in other words, would the sleeper be well enough seasoned so the cut timber wouldn't warp, and how much splitting would be in a standard Grade A sleeper (so that cutting it to timbers would make it useless)?

The whole point is to create a rustic, log cabin type appearance, so we don't really want a polished look, but would sleepers work? We'll need timbers ranging in width from 6-11," and need around 400 feet of length (multiple sides per beam), so any suggestions would be welcome.

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