Steel Detailing Melbourne
Kelly Steel provides steel detailing services for structural and architectural steel projects across Melbourne. Our in-house detailing team translates engineering drawings into fabrication-ready shop drawings and 3D models, so your workshop and site crews are working from documentation that matches how the steel will actually be built and installed. Whether you need steel detailing in Melbourne for a single connection package or a full multi-storey structure, our team works directly alongside our fabrication and installation crews to keep drawings accurate, buildable, and on program.
What is Steel Detailing?
Steel detailing (sometimes called structural steel detailing) is the process of turning structural engineering drawings into precise shop and erection drawings. These drawings show exactly how each steel member, plate, bolt group, and weld should be fabricated and assembled including sizes, connection details, tolerances, and sequencing. Unlike a structural design, which shows what the finished structure should achieve, a detailing package shows the workshop and site team how to build it.
Good detailing removes ambiguity before fabrication starts. It reduces requests for information (RFIs), avoids costly rework, and keeps fabrication and site installation running on schedule.
Our Steel Detailing Process
There are two ways clients typically use this service:
- Reviewing structural engineer drawings, specifications, and architectural intent
- Producing 2D shop drawings and 3D structural models for fabrication and erection
- Detailing connections, bolt groups, welds, and material specifications to AS/NZS 5131
- Coordinating clash checks with other trades (architectural, services, precast)
- Issuing drawings for approval, then final "for construction" packages to the workshop
- Supporting fabrication and site teams through any drawing queries during the build
Why Choose Kelly Steel for Structural Steel Detailing
Because detailing, fabrication and installation all happen under one roof, our drawings are shaped by real workshop experience, not produced in isolation. This is the same in-house team behind our design and drafting services, so detailing, drafting, and fabrication stay tightly aligned from concept through to site installation. Kelly Steel holds ISO 9001, ISO 45001, and ISO 14001 certification, and is a member of the Australian Steel Institute, with detailing carried out in line with AS/NZS 5131 the Australian and New Zealand standard for structural steelwork fabrication and erection.
Compliance & Standards
All detailing work follows AS/NZS 5131 Structural Steelwork Fabrication and Erection and AS 4100 Steel Structures, referencing current Australian Steel Institute guidance to keep drawings aligned with National Construction Code requirements and each project’s nominated Construction Category.
Who this is for
- Structural engineers who need a design turned into buildable shop drawings
- Builders and project managers managing tender documentation across multiple fabricators
- Architects who need detailing support for complex or architectural steel features
- Other fabricators who need overflow detailing capacity or a second opinion on a drawing set
We provide detailing services across Greater Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula and regional Victoria, whether the fabrication happens in our own Dandenong South workshop or elsewhere.
Why Choose Kelly Steel for Detailing?
In-house team — detailing is done by our own people, not outsourced offshore, which keeps drawings connected to real workshop practice.
Standards-compliant documentation — delivered to AS/NZS 5131 and AS 4100, with full connection design and QA documentation.
Flexible engagement — take the drawings to your own fabricator, or bundle detailing with our fabrication and installation services if you'd rather one team handle the full job.
40+ years of experience — decades of structural steel work across Victoria, NSW and Tasmania, with recent projects featured in our Case Studies.
Accredited quality — ISO 9001 certified, and members of the Australian Steel Institute and Steel Sustainability Australia, detailed further under Accreditation.
Have drawings or a design that needs detailing?
Get accurate, fabrication-ready steel detailing for your next Melbourne project. Contact Kelly Steel today for a detailing quote.
FAQs about Steel Detailing
What's the difference between steel detailing and design and drafting?
Design sets out what the finished structure needs to achieve; steel detailing turns that design into fabrication-ready shop and erection drawings. See our design and drafting page for how the two work together.
What's included in a shop drawing package?
Structural shop drawings, connection design, bolt and weld schedules, material take-offs, and erection drawings for site scoped to what your project needs.
Do you provide 3D models, or 2D drawings only?
Yes. 3D structural models are available for BIM-coordinated projects alongside standard 2D shop and erection drawings.
Can you detail a project I haven't asked Kelly Steel to fabricate?
Yes, standalone detailing packages are available. Many clients also choose to combine detailing with our steel fabrication and installation services for a single point of accountability from drawing to site.
What standards does your detailing comply with?
AS/NZS 5131 and AS 4100, with documentation supporting welding to AS/NZS 1554.
How long does a typical detailing package take?
Turnaround depends on project complexity and scope. We confirm a timeline once we’ve reviewed the design and requirements.
Can you detail from an engineer's design, or do you need full drawings already?
We work from an engineer’s structural design through to fabrication-ready shop drawings you don’t need the detailing already done.
Do you handle connection design, or only drafting?
We handle full connection design as part of the detailing package, not just drafting of the overall layout.
What information do you need to start a detailing job?
Your structural design or engineering drawings, project specification, and timeline. We’ll confirm exactly what’s needed once we’ve had a look.
How do I get a quote for detailing?
Send through your drawings or design and your timeline. We’ll scope the job and come back with a quote.
