These are normally needed to support floors because the supporting walls are too far apart for the floor joists to span between them, without the joists becoming excessively large.

Our structural calculations for steel beams includes the design of any padstones which may be necessary. Our structural design also includes checking the effect of the beam reactions on the supporting walls and foundations.

We need the following information to design this type of supporting steelwork:

architectural layouts or sketch drawings with dimensions, so we can work out all the loadings on the beam

details of the type of construction (concrete or timber floors, brick or block walls etc)

details of any restrictions on the maximum depth of the beam

the positions of loadbearing walls

Design information

All design work is carried out in accordance with BS5950 (The structural use of steelwork) and BS5628 (The structural use of masonry).

The calculations provided will be suitable for Building Regulation approval.