BEAM APPLICATIONS
Structural Steel Beam Hamilton - When and Why It's Used
Whenever a span, load, or headroom constraint outgrows what conventional lumber can handle, a structural steel beam is the answer. Steel and engineered wood beams are what actually make open-concept floor plans, basement conversions, and major structural repairs possible in Hamilton homes.
Load bearing wall removal is the most common application by far - swapping an interior wall for a beam and post system that transfers the load down to the foundation. This is the structural work sitting behind nearly every open-concept kitchen and living room renovation across Hamilton's semis and detached homes.
Steel beams are also critical during basement underpinning: as the foundation gets excavated section by section, they carry floor loads across the open bays while new footings cure below. Without properly engineered temporary and permanent beam systems, underpinning simply isn't structurally safe.
We design the complete beam solution in-house with a licensed structural engineer - beam type (steel W-shape or engineered LVL), beam depth, post sizing, and footing requirements, all calculated for your specific span and load before anything gets fabricated or ordered.
W-shape steel beam installed across a full-width basement opening during underpinning in a Waterdown detached home.