Cold-formed steel (CFS) — light-gauge metal framing used for curtain wall backup, load-bearing panels, and interior partitions — lives or dies on connection design. Get the connections wrong and you've got a field problem discovered after steel is already on site. We detail it before that happens.
If you're new to the term: CFS detailing is the engineering work that turns a structural concept — "there's a light-gauge steel wall here" — into a buildable panel with every stud, track, and connection sized and specified. It sits between structural design and fabrication, and it's the step that either prevents field rework or causes it.
Stud spacing, gauge, and track configuration mapped to your structural drawings and architectural openings.
Head-of-wall, base track, and panel-to-structure connections detailed for the actual loads involved — not generic details that don't fit your building.
Delegated engineering submittals prepared and stamped to satisfy jurisdictions that require a licensed engineer of record for CFS systems.
Metal building erectors, panelized framing subs, and GCs on projects with curtain wall backup or load-bearing light-gauge systems — especially design-build teams who need delegated CFS engineering without keeping that specialty in-house.
Trade Contractors & Design-Build GCsCFS problems rarely show up on paper — they show up when a crew is standing at a head-of-wall condition that doesn't match what was drawn. Detailing it correctly the first time, with the same AI-assisted plus certified-estimator review process behind every Utopian TakeOffs deliverable (see how it works), catches mismatches between architectural, structural, and MEP coordination before they become a change order.
Connections sized to the actual load path, not a boilerplate detail dropped into every project.
Cross-checked against structural and MEP so penetrations and clashes get caught before fabrication.
Every detail reviewed and, where required, stamped — the same review discipline behind every service we offer.
Book a demo or request a quote — we'll scope your CFS package from your actual drawings.