Steel framed house , anyone done it ?

[Surgery]

seriously thinking of the above , anyone done it ? Thanks

 

[AJTG]

I've done work converting steel agricultural sheds to dwellings before which I guess is a similar principle. Search "Class Q" on google for some examples. Any good?

 

[curlietailz]

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/3684133.barn-going-up-against-stadium-for-design-prize/
These guys did it 10 years ago on one of ours

 

[B R C]

Plenty of Dutch barn conversions, look on Pinterest for some great ideas

 

[Teejay]

They did one on Grand Designs (the street ) the other week.

 

[Cjm]

@spikeislander. Didn’t you have a thread going?

 

[PostHarvest]

These guys supply a turnkey house on piled foundations. They have an exhibit at the Homebuilding Centre in Swindon. https://www.frameworkecosteel.co.uk/ Looks a good idea for a rapid build.

 

[Rob C321]

 

[Surgery]

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Is this yours ?

 

[polk_farmer]

We've had dealings with steel frames for houses. Just make sure whoever makes/ erects the frame is singing off the same hymn sheet for tolerance for housebuilding compared to shed building.

Fixing timber involves LOTS of self tappers.

Sussing a DPC around steel legs is great fun too.

Out of interest why steel? If it's just for vaulted ceilings I would just go block/timber frame and just have steel for the ridge beam

 

[Surgery]

Possibly thinking sip panels for speed of erecting onto-around the steelwork

 

[Dry Rot]

My neighbour, who is a steel erector with a 3 acre farm (but no crops or livestock ), built his 5 bedroom house using steel framework.

Sorry, can't tell you more than this as we don't talk and I doubt he can tell the truth anyway!

 

[steveR]

I've been saying for a year or 3 that I'd like to do one more house and the last one would be steel frame.

I have two ideas of the basic design, one would be using an external skeleton, possibly galv steel I beams, and the building essentially all inside the exoskeleton, but fixed to the frame, second was to build a steel industrial building, a simple portal frame structure and then erect a lightweight residential structure inside the building.

I look forward to seeing if the OP gets his ideas off the drawing board and into something.... more tangible

 

[steveR]

Possibly thinking sip panels for speed of erecting onto-around the steelwork

Sensible and proven technology.

 

[Farmer Roy]

Steel framed houses are quite common here, not just with DIY kit homes or shed conversions, but also with project homes, developers & main stream building companies

 

[steveR]

Steel framed houses are quite common here, not just with DIY kit homes or shed conversions, but also with project homes, developers & main stream building companies

I remember seeing the Oz version of Grand Designs and there was a steel frame house built with a gorgeous steel curving roof.