How we work
Steel Framed Homes specialise in light steel-framed building solutions and the supply of building materials.
Driven by your custom building requirements, our end-to-end steel frame housing solution is responsible for the design, documentation, engineering and importation of materials through construction using local resources (or in-country training of local workers in developing countries).
Your custom steel home progresses through 5 stages; consultation, design, materials engineering, supply and construction.
Consultation
Each project presents particular design challenges, especially when designing buildings in remote locations and developing countries.
In this essential first step, we meet with you to discuss your needs, wants, and constraints.
Our consultation includes an assessment of site location, topography, climate, people group, the volume of homes required, transport constraints, available building materials in the region and availability of workforce.
What you get
Site visit
Assessment of project viability
High-level project plan to ensure a smooth and efficient building program (including timing, costing and resources)
Design
At this stage, we work together with you to design your custom Steel Frame Home. Of utmost importance is a review of how you, your family and community lives.
The goal is to ensure that the custom design focuses on not only what you want, but what you need. If you and your family like spending time all together in the one space, we will guide you towards designing rooms and spaces that empower you to support your lifestyle.
We work with you to design a custom home, one that functions for your needs and consider all:
Structural elements (including number and size of rooms, "feel of space")
Cladding style considerations (Beach, Cottage, Hamptons, Brick, Colorbond etc)
Cabinet requirements including kitchens and wardrobes.
What you get
Plans of the building(s) - optimised to minimise building material wastage.
Revision of plans
Environmental rating of the plan
Fire rating of the plan
3D model of building plans to ensure accuracy in production
Materials Engineering
At this stage, the plans for your Steel Frame Home start to come to life through the production of materials.
We co-operate with international and local professional services to ensure that both the design and materials supplied are appropriate. This select group of experts, advise on project specifics on an as-needs basis, ensuring clear and effective communication. By optimising these professional services, Steel Frame Homes keeps our company overheads to a minimum, resulting in cost savings for you.
What you get
Quality control of engineering standards by our international manufacturers, certified by Australian Engineer Brian Reed of Reed Engineering based in Perth, Western Australia.
Assurance that imported material’s ability performs in a manner set out by Australian building legislation, which are among the highest in the world.
Supply
Most importers of building materials are retailers, not professional designers with a specific building outcome to achieve.
As part of our service, Steel Frame Homes ensures that the materials produced for your custom steel frame homes are fit for purpose, shipped and arrive on site.
What you get
Materials are test assembled then disassembled prior to leaving international suppliers locations to ensure that they have been accurately manufactured and ensuring assembly delays are minimised.
Materials packed in precise order to ensure rapid unloading at destination building site
Transportation logistics organised.
Import tariffs and duties are paid.
Construction
With technology taking care of the engineering, machine taking care of precision manufacturing, we are now left with one of the greatest advantages of steel framing: the ability to be erected by a local workforce.
Steel Frame Homes can construct the entire building for you, coordinate a team of specialists, or provide training and employment of locals in any region.
What you get
Steel Frame Home assembled
Cabinetry installed
House delivered to lock-up
The keys!