When a beam fails, a column crushes, or a floor drops overnight, the first job is not the repair. It is making the building safe to stand in while the engineer designs the fix.
Platinum responds to structural emergencies across Greater Boston: shoring, needling, temporary columns and load transfer, coordinated with the building department and the owner's engineer.
What’s included
- Rapid site assessment of the failed element and what it carries
- Temporary shoring, posts, needles and beams to relieve the failed member
- Load transfer to sound structure below
- Coordination with the owner's structural engineer on the permanent repair
- Interface with the local building department and inspectional services
- Documentation and photographs for insurance claims
- Execution of the permanent repair once the engineer's design is issued
Have drawings? Send them.
Upload a set on the bid page or call (978) 648-1449. We confirm receipt the same business day.
How we approach it
Stabilize, then diagnose. Getting weight off the failed member safely comes before any decision about the permanent fix.
We document everything, because emergency structural work almost always ends up in front of an insurer, an engineer and an inspector.
We stay on the job. The same crew that shored the building executes the permanent repair, so nothing is lost in a handoff.
Typical applications
- Failed or rotted basement beams and girders
- Crushed or corroded columns
- Fire, water, vehicle impact and termite damage
- Sudden floor deflection or cracking
- Partial collapse stabilization
What we need from you to bid it
The more of this you can send, the closer the number is to the final one. Missing items are not a blocker; they just become assumptions we write down.
- Call first. For an active emergency, call the number below rather than filling out a form.
- Photos of the failure, sent by text or email, help us mobilize the right crew and material
- The address, building type and whether it is occupied
- Whether the building department or fire department has already been on site
- Contact for the owner's engineer and the insurance adjuster, if involved
Associated scopes
On active projects, this work is commonly coordinated with Steel Beam Installation, Structural Repair & Retrofit, Steel Columns & Lally Columns. Packaging connected scopes can reduce handoffs, but every proposal identifies exactly what is included.