PFCs & Universal Beams
The single UB over a new opening and the paired PFCs that pick up a floor under a lifted house. These are the sections Hawthorne renovation drawings call for most, and we cut them at Eagle Farm, just across the river.
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Steel Beams Hawthorne
For Steel Beams Hawthorne, talk to Ace Posts and Beams. Most Hawthorne jobs happen inside an old house that has to keep its street face, so the steel has to go in from the side or the back. We cut PFCs and universal beams to the lengths on your engineer's drawings. We finish them for the damp air that comes off the river and plan every piece around the path it has to travel down from the street.
- 3 days Typical supply
- PFCs & UBs Stocked on site
- Made to size Cut to your spec
- Eagle Farm Local branch
Made to Measure
Steel Beams Hawthorne, cut for houses that were never built for them
Hawthorne's timber Queenslanders were framed for small rooms and short hardwood spans. Owners now want one big kitchen and living space, a wider opening to the deck, or a lower level once the house is lifted. Your engineer will usually specify steel for those spans, and a character house is rarely square. So we cut each member to the length on the schedule, not the nearest stock size. We also leave the tolerance your builder asks for where the length was taken from a site measure.
Length is only half the job here. A six-metre beam is simple to cut and much harder to get past a side fence, a hot-water system and a jacaranda. Tell us the clear path from the kerb to the work area when you order. If one piece won't make the turn, your engineer can detail a bolted splice. We'll cut and pre-drill both halves so they join up under the house.
Why Builders Choose Us
Steel Beams Hawthorne builders can plan a renovation around
Renovation crews in Hawthorne work around people who are often still living in the house. A beam that arrives late, long or undrilled means a propped ceiling stays propped and every trade after it waits. We supply only steel for the building trades, so the people pricing your job know what a character-house renovation needs from its steel.
Finishes to Suit the Job
Raw steel, prime painted, hot-dipped galvanised or pre-drilled. Steel left open under a raised house breathes river air every day, so it normally goes galvanised. Beams boxed into a new ceiling go prime painted.
Fast 3-Day Supply
Three days from order is typical. When the beam will go in the same week the wall comes out, give us your demolition date and we'll work back from it.
Made-to-Measure
Cut to the schedule, and split and pre-drilled for a splice where the site calls for one. The steel arrives in pieces your crew can actually carry to the back of the block.
Expert Advice
We'll help you work out finishes and access before anything is cut. Sizing, splice design and certification stay with your engineer, and we'll point out anything on the schedule that doesn't look right.
Keen Local Pricing
We don't carry retail overheads, so trade pricing stays sharp. Posts, plates and beams for the same job come on one quote and, where access allows, one delivery.
What We Supply
Steel Beams Hawthorne and the steel that goes with them
For openings, lifted floors and rear extensions on the peninsula, our stock lines and options span:
- PFC (parallel flange channel)
- Universal beams (UB)
- Raw steel
- Prime painted
- Hot-dipped galvanised
- Pre-drilled
- Stock sizes
- Made-to-measure
A typical Hawthorne order is one or two beams for an opened-up living area plus galvanised posts for the under-house level. It often also includes a beam for a rear deck that can be seen from the yard but not from the street. We can also supply steel posts, plates and bracing on the same order. If the house needs lifting or new stumps first, Ace's house raising and restumping team can quote that part too.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does your team supply in Hawthorne?
Mostly steel for renovating the suburb's older homes. That means beams replacing internal walls, lintels for wider openings to the back deck, and posts and bearers when a house is lifted to build underneath. We supply standard stock sizes and made-to-measure lengths. Posts, plates and bracing can be added to the same order.
Can you provide made-to-measure steel beams?
Yes. Send the engineer's schedule and we cut each member to its length. If access is tight, tell us the narrowest point and the sharpest turn between the street and the work area. Your engineer can then decide whether to splice a long member, and we'll drill it to their detail.
What types of steel beams do you stock?
Parallel flange channels and universal beams across the sizes that residential renovation work calls for. They're held in stock at Eagle Farm and ready to cut. Anything outside that range, we supply made-to-measure.
What finishes or preparation options are available?
Raw steel, prime painted, hot-dipped galvanised, and pre-drilling to your hole layout. Hawthorne is a few streets from the Brisbane River, and the air under a raised house stays humid. We generally suggest galvanising for anything open to that space and prime paint for steel that ends up enclosed and dry. Follow your engineer's notes first.
How quickly can I get my steel beams after ordering?
Three days from order is typical. Galvanising adds its own processing time, so order galvanised under-house steel early. That way it's ready before the house goes onto props.
Do you offer delivery as well as pickup?
Both. For delivery, tell us about parked cars, street trees and overhead wires out the front, plus the width of the side path. Quiet, leafy streets are easy to live on but harder to unload a long beam in. Knowing that before we load lets us plan the drop-off. You can also collect from Eagle Farm.
Areas we serve
Steel Beams Hawthorne, Bulimba and across Brisbane
Hawthorne sits across the river from our Kingsford-Smith Drive branch. We deliver onto the Bulimba peninsula regularly, often to houses of the same age and style in the streets around yours. Suburbs we regularly supply include:
About Hawthorne
Hawthorne is a small, mostly residential suburb on the Bulimba peninsula, about 6.5 km east of the Brisbane CBD by road, sharing the 4171 postcode with Bulimba and Balmoral. It was farmland in the 1860s. The Hawthorne and Oak Park estates were auctioned in the 1880s, and ferry and tram links helped it fill in with timber homes. Many of those Queenslanders still line its tree-shaded streets. Much of that housing is covered by character controls, so renovations tend to go up, down and out the back rather than changing the front. That's exactly where the steel ends up.
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Email the engineer's drawings with three extra details: the finish, the date the wall is coming out, and a quick description or photo of the side access. We'll price the steel and flag anything that needs a splice before it's cut. Request your free Steel Beams Hawthorne quote today.