About

Steel Beam Calculator Ltd is a UK registered company run by Kevin Taylor and Nick Walker. Kevin is a practising structural engineer with over 20 years' experience in the industry; he's also an Associate Member of the Association of Building Engineers. Nick is a software engineer with more than 25 years' experience.

This website was set up in 2011 to enable building industry professionals to design safe and effective steel beams more quickly and affordably. This calculator designs very efficient steel beams using the most advanced Eurocodes.

What you get - the report

After entering the details and measurements for your required steel beam into the calculator, you immediately get a PDF beam calculation report, which tells you if your beam will meet building regulations and includes detailed specifications.

Try a demo version of the calculator for free first and see some example reports for common building jobs.

Our guarantee

We offer a 30-day money back guarantee so rest assured, you can use the calculator risk-free.

Other free tools

On this website, we also offer:

• Free Padstone Calculator (Excel)
• Free standard beam to beam connection details
• Free standard timber post designs