Steel Kit Home? Here is what you need to know

Is a Steel Kit Home Right For You? Here is What You Need to Know
 
More and more, steel kit homes are chosen by those wanting to build a home, barn, office or other building. They are a perfect choice if you want to use a biomass boiler  for all of your home’s heating needs. Bio mass boilers have become a popular choice because they come with a number of perks and incentives. Another reason for the growing popularity of steel kit homes and buildings is that after you have built a few of them, they can be put together in no time at all. There is a wide range of designs you can come up with once you have your basic steel kit home.

Be assured that the design of the steel frame you choose is the work of a professional architect highly experienced in designing steel kit homes. The latest design trends will be incorporated in it, and you will see that the design you choose makes use of space exceptionally well. Some people choose steel kit homes because they allow them to both design and personally build their own little oasis that they can be proud of, and that’s actually quite true because you have the option of choosing the design details for your steel kit home. Before you order your steel kit, you can look at it online and make adjustments to its design so that when it arrives, all you have to do is put it together.

If you are thinking about choosing a steel kit home, then here are some well-researched answers to many of the questions you may have.

Costs

An Australian steel kit home can cost anywhere from under $100,000 for a modest beach home to over $200,000 for a sprawling 4-bedroom home with a study. Canadian steel kit homes can be more than double in price. Although wood can go up and down in price considerably, the cost of steel remains pretty constant, so whether you choose a steel kit home or not, the price will end up being almost the same. Even though a steel kit building frame only needs to be bolted together, if this is your first home, then it could cost more to construct because it would take longer requiring more hours of labor.

Energy Efficiency in Steel Kit Homes

This seems to be the one area where steel kit homes fall short. In the winter, you may notice a higher heating bill, and in the summer, your AC will probably be used more. However, some of this can be avoided by reducing thermal bridging as much as possible, using insulated sheathing and insulated concrete form construction.

Sustainability

Steel is extremely sustainable, it can be recycled, at the time of purchase, 40% of it is already recycled, and its combination of strength and the fact that it can’t be damaged by fire or water makes it highly attractive, especially to those trying not to leave a huge carbon footprint. The fact that it’s relatively lightweight  makes it easy to work with too. The fire resistance aspect of a steel kit home also means that if your steel framed building is burned down, rebuilding won’t have to be done from scratch as the frame will still be in perfect condition.

Steel won’t bend, crack shrink or grow mold. Also, laying a full blown underground foundation may not be necessary depending on what you are building. In a steel kit home, it means that the frame as well as the floors, walls and roofs are framed in steel. wood is then built around it to make up the flooring, walls, doors, etc.

Talk to the steel kit home supplier closest to you and see if this is the best choice for the type of building you need. Such buildings are treated just like any other homes and can be insured, bought and sold just like other buildings.