Steel Beam Fabrication Cost: What You Pay For
The fabrication work behind a steel beam price: cutting, coping, holes, plates, splices and camber, plus what drives the cost to extend, repair or replace a beam.
Steel Beam Shop Drawings: What Fabricators Need
What a steel beam or column detail drawing shows, how the dimensions are set out, and the information a fabricator needs from you before beams can be detailed.
Steel Detailing and Shop Drawing Services in Canada
What a steel detailing service delivers in Canada, how shop drawing review works, who designs connections, and how to get an accurate detailing quote.
Steel Detailing Cost per Tonne: What Drives Detailing Rates
How steel detailing is priced per tonne, per sheet, per hour or lump sum, what drives detailing hours, and how to compare structural steel detailing quotes.
Steel Erection Cost per Tonne: What Drives Erection Pricing
What sets structural steel erection cost: cranes, crew, pieces per tonne, connections, site access, height, winter and safety, and how to compare erection quotes.
Steel Erection Plans and Lift Planning
What a steel erection plan is, what a lift plan and rigging plan cover, a template outline, Ontario crane rules, and what the fabricator supplies.
Steel Erection Safety Rules in Ontario
Ontario steel erection safety under O. Reg. 213/91: fall protection, guardrails, connections, flooring, hoisting, bracing and what a safety plan covers.
Steel Estimating Services: What a Fabricator Quote Covers
How structural steel estimating works: the take-off, what drives a fabricator's price, what a quote should include, and how to compare steel quotes fairly.
Steel Fabrication Cost per Tonne in Ontario: How It's Estimated
How Ontario fabricators estimate structural steel fabrication cost per tonne or per kg: take-off, shop hours, connections, finish and material, and how to compare.
Steel Fabrication Standards in Canada: S16, W47.1 and W59
The codes and standards a Canadian structural steel shop works to: CSA S16, W59, W47.1, G40.21, bolting and inspection standards, and what to ask a fabricator.
Steel Fabrication Tolerances: CSA S16 vs AISC 303
How structural steel tolerances work in Canada and the US: mill, fabrication and erection tolerances, what CSA S16 and AISC 303 cover, and key values.
Steel Fabrication vs Erection: Who Does What
How structural steel fabrication and erection divide the work, who welds in the field, steel erector vs ironworker, and the scope gaps to settle before you sign.
Steel Fabrication vs Welding: What Is the Difference?
Steel fabrication is the whole process of making parts from stock; welding is one joining step. Fabricator vs welder trades, CWB certification and who to call.
Steel Plate Cut to Size in Ontario: How to Order
How to order steel plate cut to size in Ontario: grades, thicknesses and weights, cutting methods, holes, and what to put on the drawing or DXF you send.
Steel Shop Drawing Symbols and Abbreviations
A plain-English legend for steel shop drawing symbols and abbreviations: member callouts, elevations, bolts and holes, welds, finishes and drawing terms.
Steel Shop Drawings Cost: How They Are Priced and What Drives It
How steel shop drawings are priced: bundled with fabrication, per sheet, hourly or lump sum, what drives the cost, and how to get a shop drawing quotation.
Structural Steel Inspection and Quality Control Checklist
Who inspects structural steel in Ontario, what fabricator QC and third-party inspection cover, and a stage-by-stage checklist from mill certificates to erection.
Structural Weld Defects, Inspection and Acceptance
Common structural weld defects, what causes them, how welds are inspected (visual and NDT), how acceptance works under CSA W59, and how defective welds are repaired.