Structural Steel Beam Installation

This was a structural steel installation within a large residential new construction project, with our crew setting and welding beams into the roof structure while the wood framing was still open around them. The steel is carrying load across spans that the wood framing could not handle on its own. Large open floor plans, vaulted ceilings, and eliminated bearing walls all require steel to do the work that wood cannot, and getting it in at the right stage of the build is critical to keeping the project moving.

Our welder was up on the exposed steel at roof height making the connections in open air conditions while framing was actively happening around him. That is the reality of this kind of work and our guys approach it the same way every time, focused on getting the connections right regardless of the conditions they are working in.

Once the drywall goes up and the finishes come in none of this steel will be visible but the structural integrity of that house depends on every one of these connections being done correctly. We take that responsibility seriously on every residential project we are part of.