Structural Beam is your local one-stop provider of steel for residential construction in Chicago, Il. Here’s what we offer

Steel For Residential Construction, By Pros At Structural Beam

Structural steel is in high demand for both residential and commercial construction. We are a reputable Chicago Il-based one-stop structural steel solutions company, ready to assist your project by providing the finest structural steel products along with dependable related services. Call +1 773-917-8998 today for a free consultation!

Everyone’s in love with structural steel

Structural steel’s lighter weight, well fit for trussed or lattice construction, along with extended steel spans it offers has really made it a darling of the residential construction industry in the 20th and 21st centuries.  It allowed for doing away with load-bearing walls in the steel-framed building, creating column-free internal spaces that are easily altered if needed, thus extending the life span of a steel-framed house or a commercial steel building. Steel-built structures are fire-resistant and fast to erect. What’s there not to love?

Structural steel beam, the staple of residential steel framed homes

Structural steel beam, or RSJ, rolled steel joist, has become one of the most popular building materials, along with universal columns, allowing for lightweight steel framing to take that leap skyward, resulting in modern high-rise buildings and condos forming the skyline of our cities.

The City of Wind, the City of Steel

The City of Chicago has been at the forefront of this structural steel revolution starting from the mid of 19th century onwards, with the first fully steel-framed skyscraper, the Rand McNally Building completed in 1889 signaling the beginning of the Structural Steel Construction Epoch, that you and I still inhabit, and there’s no end to it in sight.

Home to many historical steel production plants, the Windy City is where our company, Structural Beam, is based and operating.  We are proud to be a part of this glorious history and do our best to continue the great tradition of excellence of structural steel supply, fabrication, and erection for both residential and commercial construction projects.

At Structural Beam, we strive to assist both individuals, engaged in their home’s construction, and general contractors, operating diverse construction projects of various scales in both commercial and residential fields. These are the main services we provide:

Assessment and estimation of project

Our qualified engineers assess the project, be it a renovation or installation of new elements or replacement of structural steel elements for an individual home, or a large-scale metal fabrication project for a general contractor, and come up with an accurate estimate, on the basis of which a clear road map for the construction or renovation project is developed.

Our structural steel products

We supply and fabricate a wide range of high-quality structural steel products, that includes

• Steel beams, or RSJs of various sections: I-beams, Standard American S-beams, W-beams, H-beams, as well as C, L, and T sections. These are by far the staples of structural steel construction and are always in high demand. To satisfy that demand, we work with the best structural steel product suppliers in the industry, making sure that your project can get those much-needed steel beams at all times and in sufficient quantity
• UC’s, or Universal Columns of various sizes, for steel structure projects, both private steel-framed homes, and commercial buildings. We do supply custom built-up columns, too
• HSS of various sections, square, rectangular HSS, round HSS, you name it-we’ve got it
• Steel joists, including light-weight and special profile joists, and bar steel joists
• Steel trusses of different types, both standard and custom-made to order
• Hot-rolled steel plate, both structural steel plate for reinforcing that steel frame and steel floor plate, like diamond steel floor plate for fire escape stairs and other applications, when that extra traction is needed
• Stainless steel columns, used for their aesthetic value
• Steel sheets

Integrated one-stop structural solutions service

We don’t just sell you structural steel products, there are many companies that do just that. At Structural Beam, we’ve created comprehensive one-stop service solutions for both general contractors looking for structural steel fabrication and erection integrated with masonry, and individuals looking to build private homes. Here’s how it goes :

Project-related structural steel products supply

When the general contractor or an individual client orders us to fabricate some joists, beams, columns, or trusses, we make sure that all the steel products arrive at our fabrication workshop in sufficient quantities and on time

Structural steel fabrication

In our workshop, our structural steel fabricators start to manufacture your order according to the specifications and timeline, using the best practices of the structural metal fabrication industry, supported by the regulatory and legal compliance policy that we implement. Our highly skilled workforce includes ironworkers, welders, CNC equipment operators, who are capable of turning out large-scale orders from general contractors on time, all time.

On-site construction and erection

Services for individual clients

Individual clients, seeking installation of new structural steel elements into the existing house structures, as part of renovation or repair and replacement of compromised structural steel elements get the benefit of using our one-stop service when everything is done by one company.  It is really handy to have a well-coordinated team of home builders to work on your house construction, too.

The renovation/replacement project flows smoothly, and money is saved on logistics, transportation, as well as crane and other heavy equipment services. Our truck delivers both bricks and steel beams. Our crane lifts those bricks and those steel beams. Using a one-stop solution reduces the carbon footprint of your project, too.  It is the most money and energy-efficient way to accomplish small-scale residential renovations or a house construction project and is indeed a win-win situation.

Services for general contractors

General contractors, working on larger-scale steel buildings construction projects, get the benefits of smooth all-in-one-hands operated projects flow, getting structural steel members and other construction materials delivered from our metal fabrication workshop to the construction site. We can do steel erection and masonry, too. It is a one-stop solution indeed.

Whether your project involves using structural steel in residential construction for building steel structures or for buildings utilizing both steel and other building materials, like bricks and concrete, Structural Beam’s experienced workforce can handle your project professionally and complete it in a timely manner.

At the end of the day, the choice is always yours. From our side, we are happy to be a part of your structural steel construction projects, small or big, they are all equally important to us. We are a local, reputable, Chicago, Il based company, providing one-stop structural steel solutions, arranging for steady steel supplies, and making sure you are getting great steel prices. Call us today at +1 773-917-8998, tell us about your construction project, and we’ll take it from there!

Frequently Asked Questions

Is steel used in residential construction?

Structural steel is widely used in residential construction. Hot-rolled beams of different sections are a staple of modern residential construction for building those steel frames, along with structural steel plates, steel joists and trusses, and other steel construction materials.

Which steel is used in house construction?

Structural steel is used in house construction. Most often, the steel industry uses hot-rolled ASTM A36 steel, which steel beams and steel columns are made of. It is widely used in steel framing for this steel’s strength and excellent mechanical properties.

Is steel good for building a house?

There are many advantages to using steel as a building material for a house. A steel frame will serve longer than the wooden frame, and with very little maintenance expenses. Steel’s final outcome is greater than that of timber, it helps to save money and reduce the length of the house construction project.