Structural steel built to hold a schedule, not just a load.
Struc Steel, Incorporated fabricates, erects and repairs structural and miscellaneous steel for commercial, industrial, institutional and custom residential projects across San Diego County and Southern California. Three decades of drawings, permits, inspections and hard deadlines stand behind every piece that leaves our shop.
- CA Lic. #724066
- Licensed, Bonded, Insured
- Certified Welding Procedures
- Special Inspection Ready
Send drawings, get a real number
Upload plans and a bid date. An estimator who has priced Southern California steel for years reviews the package personally and returns a scoped proposal with inclusions and exclusions spelled out.
- Budget pricing during design development
- Hard bids for public and private work
- Value engineering alternates on request
- Change order pricing turned around fast
Fabricating and erecting steel in San Diego County without interruption
Southern California counties served from one Spring Valley shop
Fabrication performed in house, not brokered to a third party
Better Business Bureau standing maintained year after year
One steel subcontractor for the frame, the stairs and everything in between
General contractors call us because a single scope covers detailing, fabrication, delivery, erection and the punch list. Fewer subcontractors on a scope means fewer gaps between them.
Structural Steel Fabrication
Columns, beams, moment frames, braced frames and embeds fabricated in our Spring Valley shop to approved shop drawings, then delivered on a sequence that matches your crane schedule.
Explore this serviceSteel Erection
Certified erection crews, rigging plans and crane coordination that put the frame in the air safely and on the date your superintendent needs it.
Explore this serviceSteel Detailing and Design Assist
Shop drawings, connection design coordination and early budget input that resolve conflicts on the screen instead of in the field.
Explore this serviceMiscellaneous Metals and Mezzanines
Mezzanines, catwalks, equipment platforms, ladders, bollards, trench frames, lintels and every miscellaneous metal item on the schedule.
Explore this serviceSteel Stairs and Handrails
Egress stair towers, monumental stairs, guardrail and handrail assemblies built to current California Building Code load and geometry requirements.
Explore this serviceSeismic Retrofit and Strengthening
Soft story bracing, moment frame additions, column and foundation strengthening for buildings that need to meet current seismic standards.
Explore this serviceMobile Welding and Steel Repair
Certified welders dispatched to your site for structural repair, field modification, corrosion remediation and emergency response.
Explore this serviceArchitecturally Exposed Structural Steel
AESS canopies, feature frames, trusses and exposed connections finished to the tolerance and surface quality the architect specified.
Explore this serviceStainless Steel Fabrication
Stainless railing, guarding, food service framing and corrosion resistant assemblies for coastal, marine and hygienic environments.
Explore this serviceA steel scope that closes cleanly is worth more than the lowest number
Steel sits on the critical path. When the frame slips, the deck slips, the roof slips, and the interior trades stack up behind it. We have spent close to thirty years learning where those delays come from, and most of them start long before the first weld.
They start with a detail nobody resolved, an anchor bolt layout that did not match the foundation, a connection the engineer had not approved, or a load of steel that showed up in the wrong sequence for the crane. Our process is built to catch those items early, in coordination, where fixing them costs a phone call instead of a week.
In house fabrication
Your material is cut, fit and welded in our own shop, so we control quality and schedule instead of chasing a broker.
Detailing that anticipates the field
Shop drawings are produced with erection sequence, crane access and tolerance stack in mind.
Crews who have seen the condition
Occupied buildings, tight urban sites, night work, phased shutdowns and coastal exposure are routine for us.
Documentation inspectors accept
Welding procedures, welder qualifications, mill certifications and inspection coordination are part of the job.
Large steel packages are the work we are built for
Multi story frames, stadium and venue improvements, structured parking, distribution and manufacturing facilities, schools, medical buildings, hospitality and large custom homes. If the package carries real tonnage and a real schedule, it belongs in our shop.
Commercial
Retail centers, office buildings, restaurants, auto dealerships, hotels and mixed use developments throughout the region.
Industrial
Warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing plants, equipment platforms, mezzanines and process support structures.
Institutional
Schools, campuses, civic buildings, medical offices and public works packages with prevailing wage and inspection requirements.
Custom Residential
Hillside and canyon homes, long span great rooms, exposed steel features, stairs, railings and view corridor framing.
Work you can drive past
Landmarks, venues, campuses and neighborhood buildings across San Diego County carry steel that came out of our shop.
Petco Park
Structural and miscellaneous steel supporting one of the most recognizable venues in downtown San Diego.
View projectDel Mar Race Track
Fabrication and installation on a historic coastal venue where corrosion exposure and event schedules both drive the work.
View projectSeaWorld San Diego
Steel for attraction, guest area and support structures on an operating park with strict access windows.
View projectHigh Tech High
Educational campus steel with the inspection and documentation trail that institutional work requires.
View projectChula Vista Toyota
Automotive dealership framing, canopies and service area structures built around a live sales operation.
View projectCardiff Towne Center
Coastal retail center steel where salt air exposure shaped both the material and the coating specification.
View projectSouthern California, dispatched from Spring Valley
Our shop sits minutes from Downtown San Diego, which puts most of the county inside a short delivery run and keeps the rest of Southern California within reach for larger packages.
- San Diego
- Chula Vista
- El Cajon
- Carlsbad
- Escondido
- Oceanside
- Temecula
- Riverside County
- Orange County
- Los Angeles
- Imperial County
- Poway
- La Mesa
- National City
- Vista
- San Marcos
What contractors ask us first
Do you fabricate and erect, or only one of the two?
Both, as a single scope. Detailing, fabrication, delivery and erection are handled under one contract with one point of accountability. That is the arrangement most general contractors prefer, because it removes the seam where a fabricator blames an erector and the schedule quietly slips.
How large a steel package can you take on?
Our shop is set up for substantial commercial, industrial and institutional packages, including multi story frames, venue improvements, structured parking, distribution facilities and full campus buildings. Smaller scopes such as a single stair tower or mezzanine are welcome as well, and we price them with the same process.
Can you price a project that is still in design?
Yes. Early budget pricing is one of the most useful things we do. Give us schematic or design development drawings and we will return a tonnage estimate, a budget range and a short list of decisions that would move the number in either direction before the design is locked.
Are you set up for public works and prevailing wage projects?
Yes. We are licensed, bonded and insured, and we carry the documentation practices that public agency work requires, including certified payroll coordination, welding procedure specifications, welder qualification records and special inspection support.
What does a typical schedule look like from award to erection?
It varies with tonnage, connection complexity and mill availability, but a common commercial sequence runs two to four weeks for detailing and approval, three to six weeks for fabrication, and then erection on the dates your superintendent needs. We build that timeline with you at award instead of discovering it later.
Ready to price your steel package?
Send plans, specifications and your bid date. We will confirm receipt, review the scope and return a written proposal you can hold a subcontractor to.