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.
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Steel & Rebar Guides
Straight answers on rebar, structural steel, beams, lintels and fabrication, from the team that cuts, bends and welds it every day.
Steel Stair and Handrail Shop Drawings
What steel stair and handrail shop drawings contain, sheet by sheet, who prepares and seals them in Ontario, and a review checklist for stairs and railings.
Steel Stair Calculator: Rise, Run and Stringer Layout
Work out risers, treads, total run, stringer angle and headroom for a steel stair, with Ontario code limits and worked examples for straight stairs and landings.
Steel Stair Kits vs Custom Fabricated Stairs
Steel staircase kits vs custom fabricated steel stairs: fit, Ontario Building Code checks, outdoor kits, spiral kits, installation and when each one makes sense.
Steel Stair Landings: When You Need One and How They're Built
When a steel stair needs a landing under the Ontario Building Code, minimum landing sizes, and how steel and concrete landings are framed, decked and supported.
Steel Stair Railings and Handrails for Homes
Choosing a steel railing for stairs in an Ontario home: guards vs handrails, picket and panel styles, handrail profiles, mounting, finishes and how to order one.
Steel Stair Stringer Sizes and Types
Steel stair stringer types (channel, plate, HSS, mono and zig-zag), what sets stringer size, how many stringers a stair needs, and what to send for a quote.
Steel Staircase Construction and Connection Details
Typical steel stair details explained: tread to stringer connections, top and bottom fixings, base plates, landing framing, splices and guard post connections.
Steel Stairs vs Concrete Stairs: Which Is Right for Your Project?
Steel stairs vs concrete stairs for Ontario homes and buildings: weight, frost, salt, schedule, noise, code rules, steel pan stairs and what drives the cost of each.
Steel Stairs vs Wood Stairs: Pros, Cons and What Drives Cost
Steel vs wood stairs for Ontario homes: looks, strength, noise, durability, code differences, steel stringers with wood treads, and what drives the cost of each.
Steel Stairs with Wood Treads: Design Guide
How steel stairs with wood treads are designed: stringer types, tread attachment, Ontario code rules for tread thickness and finish, wood movement and noise.
Steel vs Aluminum vs Glass Railings: How to Choose
Steel vs aluminum vs glass railings compared for Ontario homes and buildings: strength, rust, custom design, code rules, maintenance and what drives the cost.
Steel vs Iron vs Aluminum Gates: Which Is Better?
Steel, wrought iron or aluminum gate? What each material really is, strength, weight, rust, automation, security, maintenance and what drives the price of each.
Steel vs Wood Beam Size for the Same Span
Side by side from the 2024 Ontario Building Code: the built-up wood beam and steel W-beam needed for the same span, plus how steel posts compare to wood posts.
Steel-Framed Building Cost: What Drives the Price of Beams and Columns
What drives the cost of a steel beam and column building frame in Ontario, how it compares with a pre-engineered steel building kit, and how frame quotes are built.
Stirrup Sizes and Hook Lengths for Metric Bars
Stirrup hook lengths, bend diameters and sizes for Canadian metric bars: 90° and 135° hook dimensions, which bar size to use, and how to work out a cut length.
Stirrup Spacing in Beams and Columns
How stirrup and tie spacing is set under CSA A23.3: maximum stirrup spacing in beams, tie spacing in columns, worked examples, and how to count stirrups on site.
Structural Steel Bracing: X-Bracing, Knee Braces and Kickers
Structural steel bracing explained: X, chevron and single-diagonal braced frames, tension-only rods, knee braces, kickers, roof bracing and seismic categories.