ben engineering

Structural Design

Light Gauge Steel Framing












Providing sealed shop drawings for light gauge framings in accordance with the latest code:

Our Building Science services include the following:

Load bearing walls

These walls carry gravity loads from any type of floor or roof assemblies and can also be designed to carry lateral seismic and/or wind loads, including window and door openings as part of these walls.

Floor or roof assemblies supported by light gauge joists

Floor assemblies consisting of any fire rated or non-fire rated, as per architectural specifications, and details with various spans and floor destinations from typical office mezzanines to wharehouses or factory stores.

Roof assemblies as per architectural specifications and details with various spans.

Steel framing of mid-rise buildings, student residences, and care facilities as required

Complete gravity and lateral light gauge framing consisting of load bearing walls and cross strapped shear walls. Load bearing walls can support any floor assemblies in multi-story residential buildings.

Infill wind load bearing walls

Walls that are designed for taking the horizontal loads resulting from wind action against the building envelope and which are designed in accordance with architectural specifications and details. They are designed to carry different wall finishings such as stucco, brick, or stone veneer, including the window and door opening framing as required.

Parapets

All kinds of roof parapets for any type of residential, commercial, or industrial buildings. They are designed to carry lateral loads resulteding from wind loads acting perpendicularly or inclined as required and in accordance with architectural details and specifications.

Trusses and canopies

Designed for all type of residential commercial and industrial buildings that they can vary from short to relatively large spans, and can be used for supporting any typical roof assemblies.

Service Area

Our services are provided across Ontario, mainly in southern Ontario within a traveling distance of up to 500 kilometres from Greater Toronto Area, between Windsor, Niagara Falls, Ottawa, and Sudbury.

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Service Quality

We endeavour to provide the best and most reliable service in the market for our clients. Our services are always delivered on time and we are always available for questions and support before, during, and after retaining our services.

Affordability

Our rates are competitive. In most cases we charge a flat fee per service, which includes travel, dispensements and other expenses, as we are aware that customers normally do not like hourly based charges.