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Steel beam & RSJ installation in Stretford & Urmston

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

Stretford and Urmston's inter-war semis and terraces suit straightforward single-beam knock-throughs, and chimney breast removals are a regular request in the bedrooms of these houses.

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

Stretford and Urmston fall under Trafford Council building control, or a registered approver.

Steel beam & RSJ installation in Stretford & Urmston: your questions answered

Do you cover Stretford & Urmston?

Yes — Stretford & Urmston and the surrounding area are part of our regular patch. Stretford and Urmston fall under Trafford Council building control, or a registered 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.

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