our services

• steelwork design
  beams columns portal frames multi-storey trusses connections
• structural calculations
  steelwork reinforced concrete timber masonry
• draughting services
  building layouts and details steelwork fabrication timber fabrication reinforced concrete detailing building regulations
• timber calculations
  joists rafters and purlins trusses timber frame king post trusses connections
• roof calculations and design
  cut roof trusses whole roof design insulation specifications detailing
• reinforced concrete
  beams and columns frames slabs raft slabs retaining walls detailing and scheduling
• foundation design
  strips and trench fill reinforced concrete rafts piling and ground beams ground improvement problems with trees subsidence and underpinning
• site investigations
  desk studies trial holes borehole investigations laboratory testing problems with trees ground contamination surveys topographical surveys
• retaining structures
  reinforced concrete masonry (plain/reinforced) sheet piling
• building regulations
  specifications structural calculations energy performance
• structural design
  steelwork reinforced concrete masonry timber whole building design
• surveys and inspections
  condition surveys specific defects reports for planning

our market

• new buildings & structures
  industrial units/workshops agricultural buildings offices/commercial warehouses residential healthcare
• extensions, alterations & refurbishment
  barn conversions residential retail units/commercial workshops and industrial schools healthcare
• residential market
  new build extensions loft conversions barn conversions garden rooms

....steve gilman design ltd

Surveys

An integral part of our business is the preparation of reports to assist our clients with the purchase or maintenance of their buildings and structures.

Condition Surveys

These reports comment on the general overall condition of buildings and structures and assist clients in making appropriate decisions to evaluate likely expenditure or to assist in their negotiations. Our reports are written without jargon and with recommendations for remedial works where appropriate. They are tailored to suit each specific case and can vary from a simple letter to a detailed report accompanied by recommendations for further investigative works to give the client a full assessment of the building’s condition.

Reports on Specific Defects

These reports focus on specific defects in buildings and structures and often form part of an insurance claim or response to queries from mortgage lenders etc. They can often involve investigative procedures (opening up works, trial holes etc) to establish the cause of the defect. Following diagnosis, we will recommend appropriate remedial works.

Structural reports for Planning Applications

Part of local authority planning policy requires structural reports to be submitted to confirm buildings are ‘fit for conversion’, as in the case of a barn conversion for instance, or to justify ‘demolition’ as part of a client’s proposals for re-development of a site.