Structural Calculations Manchester

Calculations that support your next step

Changing a building starts with understanding how it carries loads. We prepare structural calculations for homeowners, architects and builders across Manchester and the surrounding areas, with the scope agreed around your plans and the available information.

What the calculation package covers

Depending on the project, the design may cover steel beams, timber members, lintels, bearings, connections or foundations. We consider the proposed arrangement and the load path through the building, rather than treating an individual beam as an isolated item.

Information before assumptions

Send your architectural plans, project postcode and a description of the proposed work. Existing dimensions, construction details and photographs help identify what is known and what needs checking. A site visit, opening-up work or further survey may be needed before the design can be completed.

For your builder and Building Control

The agreed package explains the design basis and gives the relevant member sizes and supporting calculations. Drawings and connection details can be included where required. Building Control review is separate from planning permission, and approval remains with the relevant authority.

Working with Manchester’s existing buildings

For a Victorian terrace, a red-brick semi or a warehouse conversion, the useful starting point is what is already there. Send details of previous alterations and any available survey information alongside your proposed plans so the calculation brief reflects the actual building.

A Manchester project? Let’s discuss it.

We welcome enquiries from Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Stockport and surrounding Greater Manchester areas. Design scope, site attendance and timescales are confirmed for your project.