What's New

New design and interface making for easier use, added user entry for loads or computed entry, new section added for calculating timber floor joists.

App Description

BuildersBeams is the Perfect Beam Calculator on the IPhone for Architects, Builders, Planners, Surveyors and most Building Trades.
Simple Data input for Roof, Floor,and Wall Loads gives you instant results for Shearforce, Applied Moment, Buckling Resistance and Deflection.
Separate Help file for each Section of App. Send E-Mail of Results to yourself or any interested parties for Printing.

Main Program Includes.

LOADS Page for
*ROOF Loads entry
*FLOOR Loads entry
*WALL Loads entry

BEAM Page for
*BEAM Span entry
*BEAM Selection
*VIEW Results

INFO Page for
*REVIEW your Loads data entry

PADSTONE Page for
*LENGTH entry
*WIDTH entry
*MASONRY in wall/Pillars

E-MAIL Page for
*Send Email of Results
*To yourself or any other Person
*Suitible for Building Control submission

iPhone Screenshots

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App Changes

  • January 17, 2016 New version 1.2
  • November 08, 2016 New version 1.3
  • June 14, 2019 New version 1.4
  • July 15, 2020 New version 1.5
  • September 16, 2023 New version 1.6