Texas Structural Steel operates its own fabrication shop in Dayton, TX, producing structural steel under AWS D1.1 welding standards and AISC quality requirements. We self-perform every stage of fabrication — material procurement, cutting, fitting, welding, surface preparation, and painting — and we coordinate delivery directly to your erection sequence. Because our detailing and erection operations run alongside the shop, the steel that leaves our yard is drawn, built, and sequenced by the same team erecting it in the field.

Fabrication at Texas Structural Steel is a controlled, in-house process from the first piece of material to the last coat of paint. We do not broker fabrication to outside shops. The structural steel on your project is cut, fit, and welded under our own quality program, by our own workforce, in our own facility. That means we control quality, we control schedule, and we are accountable for what shows up on the job site. 

AWS D1.1 structural welding compliance governs all welded connections and assemblies. AISC standards set the baseline for dimensional tolerances, material specifications, and workmanship quality. Our quality control program catches issues before steel ships — not after an ironworker finds them in the field. When material leaves our shop, it has been inspected and documented. 

Material procurement is managed by our team, not passed off to a purchasing agent disconnected from the schedule. We source material to the fabrication sequence, track lead times against the project schedule, and adjust procurement when schedule changes require it. On projects where early mobilization is critical, we work with the detailing team to release fabrication in phases so the field crew is never waiting on steel.

Every project runs through a defined QC program. Dimensional checks are performed against the approved shop drawings. Weld quality is verified to AWS D1.1 requirements. Surface preparation and paint application are inspected before delivery. The goal is simple: steel that reaches your job site needs no rework, fits as drawn, and is ready to set on day one. 

Our QC process also serves as a coordination check. Pieces are match-marked and tagged to the erection drawings, so the field crew can pick steel directly from the delivery without sorting through a pile. Anchor bolt plans are verified against the approved drawings before concrete is poured. When problems are caught early — in the shop, not on the iron — they get resolved without impacting the critical path.

Delivery is coordinated directly with the project superintendent. We don’t drop a full load at the site three weeks before the crew mobilizes. Steel is sequenced and staged for delivery in the order it will be set, timed to the erection plan so the site doesn’t carry unnecessary inventory and the crew can work efficiently from the truck. 

For projects with phased erection — building pad by pad, floor by floor, or section by section — we coordinate fabrication and delivery in phases to match. That coordination happens between our shop manager, our project manager, and your superintendent, so the plan is current and the communication is direct.

WHAT WE FABRICATE

• Wide flange beams and columns 

• HSS tube steel (rectangular, square, round) 

• Angles, channels, and miscellaneous shapes 

• Base plates, gusset plates, and connection plates 

• Embeds and blockouts for tilt-wall construction 

• Industrial platforms and mezzanines 

• Catwalks and elevated walkways 

• Handrail systems and guardrail 

• Bar grating and stair systems 

• Miscellaneous iron and custom weldments