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Steel beam & RSJ installation in Chester

Need a steel beam or RSJ installed in Chester? We supply and fit steel to your engineer's drawings — or fit steel you've ordered — for knock-throughs, extensions and lofts.

Chester's housing runs from Georgian townhouses inside the walls to Victorian terraces in Hoole and Handbridge and modern estates at Huntington and Upton — each with its own structural quirks, from listed-building consent to solid nine-inch walls.

We supply and install steel beams (usually called RSJs), columns and goalpost frames to the structural engineer's specification — for internal knock-throughs, rear extensions, bifold and sliding door openings, and loft conversions.

Recent steel beams work

Steel beam end bearing onto a numbered concrete padstone bedded into the brickwork
The detail that matters: beam bearing on its numbered padstone
Bolted end-plate connection between two steel beams, viewed between floor joists
Bolted end-plate connection — how steels join where one beam carries another
Steel beam set up within the floor zone with original joists one side and new extension joists the other
Old floor meets new — the beam up in the floor zone so the ceiling can run flush

What’s included

  • Universal beams (UB), universal columns (UC), channels (PFC) and flitch plates to specification
  • Goalpost and box frames for large rear openings
  • Bolted connections, end plates and cleats
  • Padstones and pad foundations where specified
  • Beams in bolted sections where access is tight (if the design allows)
  • Supply-and-fit for homeowners, fit-only for builders

Chester structural work is inspected by Cheshire West and Chester building control; listed buildings inside the walls also need listed building consent.

Steel beam & RSJ installation in Chester: your questions answered

Do you cover Chester?

Yes — Chester and the surrounding area are part of our regular patch. Chester structural work is inspected by Cheshire West and Chester building control; listed buildings inside the walls also need listed building consent.

Do you supply the steel as well as fitting it?

Yes. We can supply and fit, or fit steel that you or your builder have ordered, provided it matches the engineer's specification.

How do you get a long steel beam into a house?

Usually through a door, window or rear opening. For tight access the engineer can specify a beam made in sections and bolted together in place.

What is a goalpost frame?

Two steel columns and a beam forming a frame. It is used where a wall is removed down to the floor — such as a wide opening into a rear extension — so the load goes straight down to the foundations.

How long does a steel beam installation take?

A single beam in an internal wall is typically installed in a day or two. Goalpost frames and multi-beam jobs take two to four days, plus making good.

More structural work in Chester

Wall Removal in Chester

Open up kitchens, dining rooms and living spaces safely, with the wall's load carried by a correctly designed steel beam.

Structural Brickwork in Chester

Shop fronts, brick facade rebuilds, wall tie replacement, subsidence repairs and repointing — with bricks and mortar matched to the original.

Steel Beams nearby

We also cover steel beams in Northwich, steel beams in Crewe & Nantwich, steel beams in Warrington. See the full steel beam & rsj installation service or all work in Chester.

Steel Beams in Chester?

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