PROJECTS / PORTFOLIO SAMPLES
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Hope Outdoor Gallery
Scope: Structural steel for a large-scale curved canopy structure, covered walkway framing, and supported scaffolding systems.
Materials & Processes: Structural steel framing, curved steel canopy fabrication, red-painted steel purlins and beams, field-bolted connections, and temporary shoring scaffolding.
Challenges: Achieving the sweeping curved geometry of the canopy while maintaining precise alignment with the masonry and wood-framed walls below, and coordinating steel erection alongside active ground-level construction.
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Spanish Oaks Project
Scope: Erection of a structural steel moment frame integrated within a wood-framed residential construction, providing long-span clear openings and lateral support across a multi-gable roof structure.
Materials & Processes: Wide-flange steel columns and beam, field-bolted moment connections at base plates, coordinated with wood roof trusses bearing onto steel, red oxide primer finish, erected over CMU stem wall foundation.
Challenges: Coordinating steel erection sequence within an active wood framing operation, ensuring column plumb and beam level to allow wood trusses to bear correctly while working on an uneven rural site with no crane access.
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The Waterson Project
Scope: Fabrication and crane-assisted installation of large-radius curved structural steel arches for an architectural structure.
Materials & Processes: Rolled and formed structural steel arch sections, crane lift and rigging with headache ball, field welding of arch-to-column connections at height.
Challenges: Achieving precise radius geometry and tight fit-up on curved members while field welding at height with crane-held components, requiring close coordination between ironworker and crane operator.
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Rural Agricultural Building
Scope: Fabrication and erection of primary and secondary structural steel framing for a clear-span metal building with a concrete slab foundation.
Materials & Processes: Structural steel columns, primary rigid frames, secondary purlins and girts, scissor-lift and aerial work platform assisted erection, field-bolted and welded connections.
Challenges: Coordinating multi-crew erection sequence to ensure plumb and square alignment across a large open-span footprint while working from elevated platforms.
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The Newning Project
Scope: Structural steel framing, rooftop observation deck, elevated connecting walkway, exterior stair, and perimeter guardrail system integrated across a multi-unit stacked shipping container structure on a residential site.
Materials & Processes: Structural steel columns, beams, and stair stringers field-welded and bolted to container frames, tube steel deck framing and guardrail, cable or bar infill railing, telehandler and boom lift assisted erection across multiple stacked container levels.
Challenges: Integrating structural steel connections across multiple stacked and offset shipping containers on a wooded residential site with limited equipment access, while coordinating erection sequence alongside active framing, concrete, and masonry trades.
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Logans Hollow Project
Scope: Erection of a structural steel three-story building system for a custom residence built into a heavily wooded hillside, supported on an elevated concrete foundation and retaining wall system.
Materials & Processes: Wide-flange steel columns and cantilevered roof beams, field-bolted moment connections, integrated with wood floor framing, red oxide primer finish, erected from scaffolding with limited crane access due to dense tree coverage.
Challenges: Navigating a steep, heavily wooded site with restricted equipment access, coordinating steel erection on an elevated and tiered concrete foundation while managing material delivery through dense terrain and working alongside active stone masonry and concrete trades.
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Anthem Amenities Center
Scope: Fabrication and installation of architectural steel roofline framing, entry canopy, and a detached open-air pavilion structure for the Anthem Amenities Center, a contemporary single-story community facility on a landscaped lot.
Materials & Processes: Structural tube and wide-flange steel for roof overhangs and canopy framing, open-frame pavilion with exposed steel columns and beam grid, powder-coated dark finish, field-bolted connections to masonry and concrete substrates.
Challenges: Coordinating steel installation across multiple structures on the same property — main building roofline, entry canopy, and detached pavilion — ensuring consistent alignment, finish, and elevation across all elements relative to finished masonry and landscape grades.
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Briggs Residence Project
Scope: Fabrication and erection of a complex structural steel system for a custom luxury residence featuring dramatic angled columns, cantilevered roof beams, and multi-level steel framing on a hilltop site overlooking the Austin skyline.
Materials & Processes: Wide-flange steel columns and beams including raked and angled members, field-welded and bolted moment connections, anchor bolt base plate connections to concrete slab, scissor lift and boom lift assisted multi-crew erection.
Challenges: Erecting non-vertical angled columns and long-span cantilevered beams with precise angular tolerances on an elevated hilltop site, requiring carefully sequenced temporary bracing and multi-lift coordination to maintain structural stability throughout erection.
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Retaining Wall
Scope: Fabrication and installation of a continuous steel bracket and ledger rail system anchored to a cast-in-place concrete retaining wall, providing structural support for a steel panel wall.
Materials & Processes: Structural steel angle and tube brackets, welded to embedded anchor plates cast into the concrete wall, continuous top rail, uniformly spaced along the full wall run with string-line alignment control.
Challenges: Maintaining consistent bracket elevation and projection along a long concrete wall run, working in a narrow trench access zone with limited swing room while achieving level alignment required for the bearing structure above.
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Rogers Stadium Fence
Scope: Fabrication and installation of steel privacy fence and dugout enclosure panels for Rogers Stadium, providing a durable perimeter screening solution along the outfield and player areas.
Materials & Processes: Corrugated steel panel infill with structural tube steel post and rail framing, powder-coated matte black finish, field-bolted panel connections to set posts, installed over a concrete base curb.
Challenges: Installing continuous fence panels with consistent plumb and alignment along an irregular field perimeter, coordinating work around active stadium infrastructure and ensuring panel-to-post fit-up across varying base conditions.
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Commercial Building
Scope: Fabrication and installation of a full exterior steel stair system with intermediate landing, horizontal cable railing, and second-floor guardrail for a two-story commercial building with corrugated metal cladding.
Materials & Processes: Structural steel stringer and channel frame, steel plate treads, tube steel post and top rail with stainless cable infill, painted gray finish, field-welded and bolted connections to concrete and masonry substrates.
Challenges: Achieving precise stringer layout and level landing elevation against an existing building face while integrating cable railing post spacing with code-compliant deflection requirements across the full stair and guardrail run.
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Interior Switchback Stair
Scope: Shop fabrication and field installation of a steel switchback stair system with two parallel flights and a mid-level landing, set within a wood-framed residential stairwell during active construction.
Materials & Processes: Steel channel and plate stringers, flat plate steel treads shop-welded to stringers, intermediate landing with plate steel decking, field-bolted connections to wood framing and concrete slab, primed for finish flooring overlay.
Challenges: Fitting two parallel steel stair flights within a tight wood-framed stairwell opening with precise head height and landing elevation requirements, coordinating installation sequence with framing and drywall trades in a confined interior space.
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Interior Floating Stairs
Scope: Fabrication and installation of a multi-flight open-riser floating stair with wood-clad treads, mono-stringer steel frame, and vertical bar steel railing for a high-end residential interior.
Materials & Processes: Steel mono-stringer with cantilevered tread brackets, wood-overlay open treads, flat bar vertical picket railing with steel top and bottom rails, matte black powder coat finish, field-welded and bolted connections to concrete and wood framing.
Challenges: Achieving a clean floating aesthetic with level, consistent tread projection and tight railing alignment across two stair flights meeting at a landing, while coordinating with finish flooring and tile trades in a high-visibility interior space.
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Fence, Gate, Stair & Railing
Scope: Fabrication and installation of a custom steel horizontal rail entry fence, swing gate, and exterior stair guardrail system for a modern urban infill residence with metal and wood exterior cladding.
Materials & Processes: Tube steel posts and horizontal flat bar rails, matching swing gate with latch hardware, stair guardrail with consistent horizontal rail profile, matte black powder coat finish, field-bolted post connections to concrete and masonry.
Challenges: Maintaining a unified horizontal rail profile and consistent rail spacing across fence, gate, and stair railing elements on a constrained urban lot, ensuring the gate swings freely and latches correctly on a sloped entry walk.
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Webberville Bakery Project
Scope: Full fabrication and erection of a structural steel clear-span building frame for the Webberville Bakery, including primary rigid frames, secondary framing, and a prominent gable entry feature on a commercial infill site.
Materials & Processes: Wide-flange steel columns and rafters, structural tube secondary framing, field-bolted moment connections, anchor bolt base plates to concrete piers, dark gray shop primer finish, scissor lift assisted erection on an active urban job site.
Challenges: Erecting a multi-bay commercial steel frame on a tight urban site with adjacent occupied properties, managing material deliveries and crane picks within a constrained footprint while maintaining plumb and square across the full structure.
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Shop Fabrication
Scope: In-shop fabrication of steel railing with closely spaced vertical pickets, welded to structural base frames for site delivery and installation.
Materials & Processes: Round bar vertical pickets, structural steel top and bottom rails, MIG welding with jig-controlled spacing for consistent panel layout, fabricated on horizontal welding tables for flatness and repeatability.
Challenges: Maintaining consistent picket spacing and panel flatness across long panel runs, while managing weld distortion and heat input to preserve dimensional accuracy prior to finishing and delivery.
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Luxury Residence
Scope: Fabrication and installation of custom architectural steel balcony railings, standing seam and flat steel roof and fascia paneling, canopy support framing, and decorative chain drainage elements for a high-end modern residential build.
Materials & Processes: Flat bar and tube steel balcony railing with vertical pickets, architectural steel cladding panels along roofline and upper fascia, structural steel canopy supports, all finished in a powder-coated matte black — shop-fabricated and field-bolted to concrete, steel, and wood substrates.
Challenges: Achieving seamless alignment between steel roof paneling, fascia cladding, and balcony railing across a multi-plane roofline with varying angles, while maintaining a continuous refined finish consistent with the project's high-end architectural design intent.
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Lakefront Structure
Scope: Field welding and erection of structural steel columns and beams for a waterfront structure, with ironworkers performing elevated connections directly over open water.
Materials & Processes: Wide-flange structural steel columns and beams, base plate and anchor bolt connections, field welding of moment connections at height, full fall-protection harness system throughout erection.
Challenges: Executing precise structural welding at elevation over water with no secondary work platform, requiring strict fall protection compliance and careful material handling to prevent equipment loss into the lake.
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Commercial Interior Retrofit
Scope: Installation of new structural steel columns within an existing large-format commercial building interior, working alongside active scaffolding and ongoing trades in a live construction environment.
Materials & Processes: Structural steel columns with base plate anchor connections to existing concrete slab, field-plumbed and grouted, coordinated with scaffolding crews for sequenced access and erection within a confined interior footprint.
Challenges: Working within an occupied construction site with limited overhead clearance and active scaffolding systems, requiring precise coordination of column setting sequence to avoid conflicts with existing structure and concurrent trades.
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Decorative Gate - Laser-cut
Scope: Design and fabrication of a large architectural steel gate panel featuring a custom decorative pattern with geometric cutouts, shop-built and primed for site installation.
Materials & Processes: Flat bar and plate steel frame with CNC plasma or laser-cut decorative infill pattern, MIG welded assembly, ground and dressed welds, shop-primed red oxide finish prior to delivery.
Challenges: Translating a custom decorative design into a structurally sound gate panel while controlling weld distortion across a large flat frame and maintaining clean, consistent pattern geometry throughout fabrication.
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Pergola & Louvered Shade
Scope: Fabrication and installation of a freestanding architectural steel pergola with a closely spaced louvered roof system, attached to a modern residence over an exterior stone and wood deck patio.
Materials & Processes: Structural steel tube columns and primary beam frame, closely spaced steel louver blades welded to top rails, powder-coated matte black finish, field-bolted base plate connections to concrete footings.
Challenges: Achieving a level, flat louvered plane across a wide cantilevered span while maintaining consistent louver spacing and a clean architectural finish that complements the home's modern glass and dark steel exterior.
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Luxury Interior
Scope
Fabrication and installation of a custom steel fireplace fascia, surround frame, and structural header beam supporting a large architectural plaster fireplace enclosure within a high-end residential interior.
Materials & Processes
Steel plate and tube framing for fireplace opening surround, structural steel header beam concealed within the plaster enclosure, matte black finish, shop-fabricated and field-fitted with tight tolerances to masonry and finish materials.
Challenges
Fitting precise steel elements within a curved, large-format plaster enclosure with zero visible tolerance gaps, requiring close coordination with plastering and finish trades to ensure seamless integration of steel and surrounding finish materials.
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Large Scale Commercial
Scope
Erection of a large-span commercial structural steel frame including wide-flange primary beams, open-web steel bar joists, and metal deck installation across a multi-bay building footprint.
Materials & Processes
Wide-flange steel primary beams and columns, open-web bar joist secondary framing, galvanized metal roof deck, field-bolted connections throughout, boom lift and crane-assisted placement, full ironworker crew with fall protection systems.
Challenges
Sequencing bar joist and metal deck installation across a large multi-bay frame while managing multiple simultaneous crane picks, maintaining structural stability during erection, and coordinating with decking crews working at elevation across an expansive open floor plate.
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Mountain Resort
Scope: Erection of a multi-story structural steel moment frame for a resort in a mountain ski town setting, including multi-level floor framing and full crane-assisted column and beam placement.
Materials & Processes: Wide-flange steel columns and beams across multiple floor levels, field-bolted and welded moment connections, X-brace lateral framing, tower crane picks for heavy member placement, scissor lift assisted connection work at elevation with full fall protection.
Challenges: Executing multi-story steel erection in a high-altitude mountain environment with variable weather, constrained urban site access, and active adjacent occupancies — requiring careful crane pick sequencing, wind load monitoring, and tight coordination with the general contractor on a compressed schedule.
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Rural Utility Building PEMB
Scope: Erection and complete sheeting of a metal utility building featuring a main gable structure with dual lean-to extensions on opposing sides, creating a multi-slope roof profile visible from aerial view on a rural Texas site.
Materials & Processes: Steel rigid frame main building with attached lean-to canopy frames on both sides, standing seam metal roof panels in charcoal, corrugated wall panels, tube steel lean-to columns, concrete slab and apron, full trim and flashing package.
Challenges: Achieving clean eave and ridge transitions across three connected roof slopes with consistent panel alignment and weathertight flashing details at all lean-to-to-main-building junctions, while sequencing erection to maintain structural stability before the lean-to frames were tied in.
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Rural Barndominium
Scope: Erection and full sheeting of a metal building with an attached lean-to canopy structure, large vehicle door opening, and interior wood-framed partition walls for a combined residential and utility barndominium on a rural Texas property.
Materials & Processes: Steel rigid frame primary structure, attached lean-to canopy with tube steel columns, corrugated wall and standing seam roof panels in gray with dark trim, large oversized door opening framing, concrete slab with perimeter apron.
Challenges: Integrating a lean-to canopy frame flush with the main building eave line while maintaining clean panel transitions at the junction, and framing an oversized vehicle opening without compromising the lateral load path of the primary structure.
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Multi-unit Storage Complex
Scope: Full erection and exterior sheeting of multiple clear-span metal storage buildings on a shared concrete apron, including wall and roof panel installation, roll-up door framing, and trim work across a multi-building commercial site.
Materials & Processes: Steel rigid frame columns and rafters, corrugated wall and roof panels in tan and dark brown trim, overhead door jamb and header framing, field-bolted assembly, continuous concrete apron with building perimeter curb.
Challenges: Coordinating the sequential erection and sheeting of multiple buildings on a single site while managing material staging, maintaining consistent panel alignment and color matching across all units, and meeting a phased delivery schedule.

