Steel Fabricationin Bath —Built for Georgian Stone.
Bath is under an hour from our Swindon workshop, and it is some of the most demanding fabrication work we do — railings, balconies and beams that have to satisfy a conservation officer as well as a Structural Engineer. Design, welding and installation are all handled by our own team.
Bath coverage · Experienced trade team · Free site survey.
Why a fabricator based in Swindon works for Bath.
Bath sits about 40 miles from our Clearwater Business Park workshop, a straight run down the A4 or across on the A46 from the M4. That means a Bath survey is a morning, not an expedition — we can measure your property, photograph what the drawings miss and be back at the bench the same day. It also means installation days start early enough to beat the city's traffic and loading restrictions.
Almost everything about steel in Bath is shaped by the stone. Georgian and Regency terraces in honey-coloured Bath limestone, with black wrought-iron railings, area guards, balconettes and boot scrapers, set the visual language of the city. New metalwork on those frontages has to look like it belongs — correct bar sizes, correct spear and scroll detailing, correct paint finish — while still meeting current barrier loadings. That is the balance we design to.
Beyond the World Heritage core, Bath is a working city with ordinary fabrication needs: beams for kitchen knock-throughs in Oldfield Park and Twerton, external fire escapes on student HMOs and converted flats, feature staircases in Bathwick and Lansdown renovations, driveway gates in Combe Down and Weston, and balustrades on the hillside gardens and terraces that the topography creates everywhere in the city.
We also work regularly with Bath architects, main contractors and structural engineers. If your drawings are already consented, we fabricate to them. If you only have an idea and a photograph of the neighbour's railings, we survey, sketch and quote from that.
The full range — fabricated in Swindon, installed on your Bath site.
One-off steel designs measured on your Bath site, welded in our Swindon workshop and installed square. For anything a merchant can't supply off the shelf.
UB, UC, PFC and RSJ supply and install for loft conversions, kitchen knock-throughs and extensions across Bath. Sized against your Structural Engineer's calcs.
Internal feature staircases and external fire-rated stairs for Bath homes and commercial units — fabricated to Building Regs Part K.
Compliant external fire escapes for HMOs, offices and flats across Bath. Designed for Building Regs Part B and Approved Document K.
Juliet and cantilevered balconies for Bath new-builds, extensions and renovations — barrier-tested and finished to spec.
Mild-steel and stainless balustrades and railings for stairs, mezzanines and terraces in Bath — infill in glass, rod, mesh or bar.
Wall-mounted and free-standing handrails to Part K, fitted to brick, block, render or steel across Bath.
Driveway, pedestrian, side and estate gates fabricated for Bath homes — swing or sliding, manual or automated.
Bar, palisade and bespoke steel fencing for Bath properties and yards — heights and infill tuned to what you're protecting.
Racks, rigs, plate stands and one-off industrial furniture for Bath home gyms, commercial gyms and workshops.
Mobile and workshop MIG/TIG/stick welding for repairs, alterations and site fabrication in Bath.
Craned lifts, propping and safe install of steel frames and beams on Bath sites — CSCS-carded team.
The steel work we're asked for most in Bath.
Bath's housing stock is dominated by Georgian and Regency terraces, crescents and townhouses in Bath stone — much of it listed and all of it inside a UNESCO World Heritage city. Around that core sit Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Oldfield Park, Twerton and Larkhall, interwar and postwar housing on the slopes at Combe Down, Odd Down and Weston, and a growing band of modern riverside and Western Riverside apartment development. Period frontages drive railing, area-guard, balconette and gate work; the terraces drive retrofitted structural beams; the hillside plots drive balustrades, retaining steel and external stairs; the modern riverside schemes drive Juliet balconies and stainless-and-glass balustrades.
Replacement railings on listed Georgian frontages
Original Bath railings are often part-missing, rusted through at the base, or replaced badly at some point in the last century. We survey what survives, match bar sizes, spacing and finial detail, and fabricate replacement sections that read as period-correct while meeting current barrier requirements. Where consent is involved, we work to the drawings your architect or conservation officer has signed off.
Beams retrofitted into Bath stone and rubble walls
Knock-throughs, loft conversions and basement openings in Georgian and Victorian stock mean steel going into solid stone or rubble-filled walls with unpredictable bearing. We install to your Structural Engineer's calcs, with padstones and propping planned before we arrive rather than improvised on site.
Balconies and area guards that have to pass loading checks
Decorative period balconettes and basement area guards were never designed to modern barrier loads. When they are being replaced or reinstated, we fabricate to the current loading requirement and keep the visible profile true to the original.
Corrosion in shaded, damp valley frontages
North-facing terraces, basement light-wells and hillside gardens hold damp for long stretches. Under-specified paint on external steel in Bath is a false economy, so we spec galvanising or a full primer and top-coat system, and tell you plainly which one your job needs.
Access, parking and the clean-air zone
A perfectly fabricated staircase is no use if it cannot be delivered. We plan lifting, loading windows, CAZ compliance and parking suspensions at survey stage so installation runs to the day we promised.
From your first call to the signed-off installation in Bath.
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Step 1
Free site survey
We come to your Bath property, measure the opening or footprint ourselves, and photograph anything the drawings don't show.
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Step 2
Written quote & design
You receive a written, itemised quote with materials, finishes and lead time. No verbal estimates that drift once work starts.
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Step 3
Workshop fabrication
Steel is cut, drilled, welded and finished in our Swindon workshop — not knocked together on the driveway.
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Step 4
Delivery & installation
Our CSCS-carded install team delivers, sets out and fits the work at your Bath address, plumb and square, with the site left tidy.
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Step 5
Sign-off & guarantee
You walk the finished work with us, and the fabrication and installation is covered by our written guarantee.
Straight answers for Bath customers.
Do you cover Bath?+
Yes. Bath is under an hour from our Swindon workshop and we work the city and the surrounding villages regularly — Bathford, Batheaston, Bathampton, Combe Down, Weston, Saltford, Peasedown St John and Midsomer Norton.
How quickly can you survey a property in Bath?+
Usually within 2 working days. The survey and the written quote are free, and we measure the job ourselves rather than relying on figures over the phone.
Do you work on listed buildings and in the conservation area?+
Yes. A large share of our Bath work is conservation-sensitive. We fabricate to consented drawings where they exist, and we work alongside your architect or conservation officer where consent is still being sought. We do not apply for consent on your behalf.
Can you match existing Georgian railings?+
In most cases, yes. We survey the surviving sections, match bar sizes, spacing and finial or scroll detail, and fabricate replacement or infill sections to suit. Where an exact historic profile cannot be sourced, we will tell you before you commit.
Do you work inside Bath's clean-air zone?+
Yes. Our deliveries and installation programme are planned around the current CAZ rules and the city's loading and parking restrictions.
Can you install structural beams in a Bath terrace?+
Yes. UB, UC, PFC and RSJ supply and installation for knock-throughs, loft conversions and extensions, sized against your Structural Engineer's calculations, with propping and padstones planned in advance.
What finishes do you offer for external steel in Bath?+
Galvanising or a primer and top-coat paint system for mild steel, and stainless where a balustrade or handrail justifies it. Given how damp the valley stays, we do not recommend cutting the corrosion spec.
How much does steel fabrication in Bath cost?+
Every job is priced from a survey and drawings — access, finish, material and installation all move the number. You get a written, itemised quote rather than a verbal ballpark.
Is your work guaranteed?+
Yes. Fabrication and installation are covered by a written guarantee, confirmed in your quote.
Get a free Bath site survey and written quote.
One phone call, one honest survey, one written price. Experienced trade fabricators with a written guarantee on fabrication and installation.
- Experienced trade fabricators
- Building Regulations compliant
- CSCS-carded install team
- Written guarantee on fabrication & install