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Steel beam & RSJ installation in Manchester

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

Our base is off Blackett Street in Ardwick, a mile from Piccadilly, so Manchester is home ground. The city's housing is mostly Victorian and Edwardian terraces and semis in Levenshulme, Longsight, Rusholme, Gorton, Moston and Blackley, villas in Whalley Range and Victoria Park, and 1930s semis in Burnage and Northenden, nearly all with a load-bearing spine wall between the front and back rooms.

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

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

Building Regulations applications in Manchester go to Manchester City Council building control, or to a registered building control approver.

Steel beam & RSJ installation in Manchester: your questions answered

Do you cover Manchester?

Yes — Manchester and the surrounding area are part of our regular patch. Building Regulations applications in Manchester go to Manchester City Council building control, or to a registered building control approver.

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 Manchester

Wall Removal in Manchester

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

Structural Brickwork in Manchester

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

Joinery in Manchester

First and second fix joinery, doors, windows, frames and carpentry — finished properly.

Steel Beams in Manchester?

Send photos or your engineer's drawings for a same-day budget price, or book a free survey in Manchester.