500Tons a month at our joist plant
107,000Sq ft dedicated joist plant
2-4Weeks from approved drawings to site
Modular Steel Structures engineers and fabricates steel bar joists and joist girders at our own dedicated joist plant in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. We number every piece and deliver to US job sites in 11 states, on their own or as part of the complete structural steel package.
Get My Project QuoteOur open web steel joists and joist girders are engineered, detailed and fabricated at our own 107,000 sq ft joist plant in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, with 500 tons a month of capacity. Every piece is numbered in erection sequence and ships with the structural steel and roof deck.
Get My Project QuoteEngineering, fabrication and numbering of steel bar joists and joist girders, with delivery and optional erection, in one all-inclusive price per project.
Each joist and joist girder is engineered and detailed in Tekla for your project.
We work from your drawings, a model or just your project details. Every joist and joist girder is engineered for the loads and design of your project, detailed in Tekla and numbered in erection sequence.
Steel web joists for roofs and floors, fabricated at our joist plant.
Each bar joist has a top chord and a bottom chord connected by a zigzag web. We fabricate steel roof joists and floor joists at our dedicated joist plant in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
Heavier open web girders that carry the joists to the columns.
Joist girders carry the steel joists and transfer their loads to the columns. We fabricate them with the joists, number them in erection sequence and ship them together.
Freight and border crossing included. Erection available in 11 states.
Joists ship from our joist plant to your site with the structural steel and roof deck, or on their own when the volume fills whole trucks. We erect them in 11 states, or your crew bolts them in place with basic crews and cranes.
Need steel roof joists? This is exactly how a joist project moves from your drawings to your job site with us.
Drawings, a model or just your project details. We quote one all-inclusive price.
We engineer each joist and joist girder, detail them in Tekla and send the drawings for your approval.
Joists and joist girders are fabricated at our joist plant in Ciudad Juarez, every piece numbered in erection sequence.
They reach your site 2 to 4 weeks from approved drawings. We erect them, or your crew bolts them in place.
| Step | What happens | We erect | Your crew bolts it together |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Send drawings or project details | You share drawings, a model or your project details. We return one all-inclusive price. | Erection included in the price | Engineering, fabrication, freight and border crossing in the price |
| 2. Engineering, detailing and erection sequence | We engineer each joist and joist girder, detail them in Tekla and set the erection sequence. You approve the drawings. | Modular Steel Structures, with your approval | Modular Steel Structures, with your approval |
| 3. Fabrication and numbering | Joists and joist girders are fabricated at our joist plant in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and every piece is numbered in erection sequence. | Modular Steel Structures | Modular Steel Structures |
| 4. Delivery, then erection or bolt-up | The joists and their erection drawings reach your site 2 to 4 weeks from approved drawings, freight and border crossing included. | We erect them, in 11 states | Your crew bolts them in place with basic crews and cranes |
A selection of projects with steel joists, described by building type and steel scope.
Steel scope: structural steel, steel joists and metal roof deck for two distribution buildings.
Steel scope: structural steel, steel joists, metal roof deck and composite floor deck for a plant that manufactures automotive components.
Steel scope: structural steel, steel joists, metal roof deck and composite floor deck for a high school.
Steel scope: structural steel, steel joists and metal roof deck for an industrial building for a binational construction firm.
Bar joists are open web steel joists: a top chord and a bottom chord connected by a zigzag web, used to support roofs and floors. We fabricate them at our own joist plant.
A joist girder is a heavier open web girder that carries the steel joists and transfers their loads to the columns. We fabricate joist girders with the joists.
Both. We manufacture steel joists and joist girders at our dedicated joist plant in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, with 500 tons a month of capacity, and supply them to US projects.
Steel joist span depends on the loads and the design. We engineer and detail each joist for your project.
Yes, when the volume fills whole trucks. Joists also ship with the structural steel and roof deck as one package.
2 to 4 weeks from approved drawings to your site.
Yes. We comply with US codes and standards.
We deliver steel joists and joist girders, and erect them, in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina.
One all-inclusive price per project. Send drawings, a model or just your project details.