Questions

What people ask us before they book

Still curious? Reach out — we are happy to walk through the details.

What do you actually need from me to start a connection design?

Send the general arrangement drawings, member sizes, and the loads or reactions if you have them. A PDF and a sketch are fine to begin with. We will tell you the same day if anything is missing.

How long does a typical connection design take?

A single beam-to-beam connection is usually a day or two. A full frame package with a schedule is typically five to ten working days, depending on size and how quickly questions come back.

Do you design to British Standards or Eurocodes?

Both. We work to BS 5950 and the Eurocode 3 series, including the UK National Annex. Tell us which the project needs and we will hold to it throughout.

Will your calculations be accepted by building control?

Our calculations are prepared for submission and we are happy to answer queries from building control or a checking engineer. We cannot promise an outcome, but we will support the submission fully.

Can you work from a fabricator's drawings rather than an engineer's?

Yes, provided the member sizes and forces are set. If the forces are not known we can help estimate them, but the frame design itself should come from the engineer of record.

Do you charge for a first look at a project?

A quick look at the drawings to scope the work is free. Once we agree the extent, we quote a fixed fee before any design work starts, so there are no surprises.

Services

The connection design work we take on

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Beam-to-beam connections

Secondary beams onto primary beams, including notched ends and the local checks that come with them.

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Bracing and wind connections

Gusset plates and bracing connections for stability systems, sized to the tension and compression in each member.

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