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Industrial Steel Beam Floating Stair Fabrication in Palm Beach, FL
Laser-Cut Steel Structure

Laser-Cut Steel — The Structure Behind Every Floating Stair We Build

Every system we build uses a laser-cut steel structure fabricated in our shop. No on-site welding. No apparent welds. No adjustments cut in your home. The stair arrives finished and installs in a day.

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At Palm Beach Floating Stairs , every floating stair system we build uses a laser-cut steel structure fabricated in our shop. Nothing is cut on-site. Nothing is welded on-site. The structure arrives at your home precision-fit to the field measurements we took, with a factory-applied marine-grade finish already on it — ready to anchor, align, and complete in a single day.

Commercial floating stair projects in Palm Beach County are a different scope than residential work. The occupancy classification determines the design live load — IBC Table 1607.1 puts assembly occupancies at 100 psf and office occupancies at 80 psf, compared to 40 psf residential. We engineer to the specific occupancy, which changes stringer sizing, connection detail, and anchor design. A steel stringer sized for a West Palm Beach restaurant stair is meaningfully different from one sized for a residential foyer.

The reason there are no apparent welds on the finished structure is that all connections are made in the shop under controlled conditions, then finish-ground and marine-grade coated before the piece ships. The finish you see on installation day is the factory finish — no touch-up spraying in your home, no exposed weld marks, no rough edges.

Coastal exposure finish decisions in Palm Beach County depend on where the steel actually lives. An interior commercial stair in a climate-controlled building on Clematis Street gets a different treatment than a semi-exterior stair at a waterfront restaurant. For any installation with real outdoor exposure west of US-1, we specify hot-dip galvanized substrate before powder coat — the galvanization acts as a sacrificial layer that protects the steel for 20+ years if the powder coat is ever scratched or chipped.

Steel Beam Stair Fabrication and Finish Options

We build commercial steel stair systems with steel plate treads, hardwood treads, or concrete-topped steel pans depending on occupancy and finish requirements. Concrete-topped pans are common in high-traffic commercial installations — durable, cleanable, and code-compliant for slip resistance with the right aggregate finish.

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Laser-Cut Steel Structure — FAQ

Why laser-cut steel for the structure instead of other fabrication methods?
Laser cutting holds tolerances that plasma cutting and hand fabrication can't match. When every component is cut to within fractions of a millimeter, the structure arrives at your home and fits the field dimensions we measured — no grinding, no shimming, no on-site adjustment needed. That precision is what makes one-day installation possible. A stair fabricated with looser tolerances requires on-site modification, which means grinding and welding in your home. Laser cutting eliminates that entirely.
Is powder coat or galvanizing better for steel stairs in Palm Beach's coastal environment?
For interior commercial applications, powder coat alone over zinc primer is adequate and gives you the most color options. For any application with real outdoor exposure — a rooftop stair, a covered parking structure, an exterior egress stair — we specify hot-dip galvanized substrate with powder coat over it. The galvanizing is a sacrificial zinc layer that keeps protecting the steel even if the powder coat is scratched or chipped. That's the right call within two miles of the coastline.
Do you handle commercial permit packages for West Palm Beach mixed-use buildings?
Yes. Commercial permit packages include the full stamped structural engineering submission, occupancy-specific load calculations, connection details for the specific wall substrate, and special inspection documentation if required by the structural engineer of record. We also coordinate with the GC and architect of record on commercial projects — we're used to submitting into their permit set rather than as a standalone permit.
What does a laser-cut steel floating stair system cost in Palm Beach?
Every laser-cut steel floating stair system is priced to the specific project — number of treads, stair configuration, tread material, railing system, and finish spec all affect the total. We provide itemized proposals that break out the steel structure, tread material, finish, and installation separately. Request a site assessment and we'll have a detailed proposal to you within 72 hours of the visit.
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Contact Palm Beach Floating Stairs to request a site assessment. We take field measurements, walk through tread and finish options, and deliver an itemized proposal within 72 hours.

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