Does your property require Beam Calculations?
An appropriately designed property will need a structural engineer’ to assess the loads on your foundations. You will use this assessment to fulfil your Building Regulation application with the local building control authority.
When planning a conversion of a loft, basement, or garage, it is necessary to engage a structural engineer to provide structural calculations for new floors, roofs, and staircases. It is ideal to consult with the structural engineer during the initial stages of the design.
What are the different categories of Structural Engineering Work
When you make substantial alterations or additions to your property, you may need to install supporting beams and ensure that all the beams—new and old—have proper connections. If you are tearing down load-bearing walls to open up your kitchen, for example, removing a chimney breast, or entirely redesigning the layout of your home, you can consult a structural engineer. These professionals can tell you which structures are load-bearing and can advise you on the correct supports to use.
Structural Beam Design & Calculations in Manchester Property
Our structural engineering team collectively possesses many years of experience in performing calculations and making designs for loads and for beams in all types of property alterations. These alterations range from removing load-bearing walls to installing bi-fold doors, and they also include loft conversions, property extensions, and a range of other alterations. The structural engineer performs all calculations and makes the necessary designs for steel, concrete, and timber. Some example of load-bearing structures in a house include:
- I-Beams & RSJs
- Steel Floor or Ridge Beams
- Dormer Extension Support Beams
- Rafters
- Roof Joists
- Columns & Posts
- Wind posts
- Structural Ridge
The report on beam calculations is a complete set of calculation sheets, detailing the dead and live loads imposed. These are accompanied by notes on the detailed design, adhering fully to British and European safety standards. If required, the team can also supply complete fabrication drawings, along with notes that will serve either your architect’s or your builder’s purposes.
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The structural engineer will liaise with your team of architects the local building authority. They will also coordinate with builders, contractors, and you, the homeowner, to ensure the vision you have in mind is achieved.
The engineer will always visit the site pre-construction to ensure that all load-bearing elements of the building are structurally sound and that the space works with the surrounding elements of the existing or planned structure. They will always ensure that the most appropriate materials and methods are used to achieve the desired effect safely.
Moreover, the construction team may require steel fabrications, detailed calculations for splices and connections in steel beams, and other essential components of this material. The engineer can oversee the entirety of this operation from beginning to end and, if necessary, can serve as a bridge between building control and the local planning authority.
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If you are thinking of adding a loft conversion, extension, or bi-fold doors, or if you are making any other kind of structural change to your home, a structural engineer is an essential partner. The team can provide the designs and calculations to suit your needs.
A completely qualified Chartered Structural Engineer specializes in the design, detail, and computation of the structures—single and multiple steel beams (RSJ), structural fabric for steel, complex ridge and wind post calculations, components like columns and padstones and more.
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