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Subject: Steel Truss Author: jomz [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 06:38:23 12/17/02 Tue Why build your house with steel frames? Steel is the best performer as a building product in strength/ratio. We use BHP G550 high tensile steel especially recommended for earthquake and cyclone effected areas. Most suppliers in the USA use a softer steel, which is less strong. For a lifetime lasting quality the material is galvanized or Zincalume® coated. Because high tensile steel is light: Foundations can be lighter Less weight means less movement No heavy lifting equipment required Lighter transport trucks Easier access to soft soil sites Quality control. Steel is a manufactured product with excellent quality control. No messing and mixing like concrete, where you can’t see the quality anymore when it has been poured. No drying time. No quality differences like timber with knots and differend growth areas etc. With steel walls will be straight and true. Economic building system The frame building system is much faster than the brick on brick construction method. Two men can erect an average house with pre-assembled walls and trusses in 2 - 3 days. The building is than ready to be roofed. Minimum loss of time due to bad weather. Superior energy efficiency The walls can be filled with purposed designed insulation material, which has superior insulation capabilities over masonry and other building materials. This has besides economical advantages also ecological advantages. Less fuel is needed for cooling and heating of the house, which reduces the CO2 emission + savings in heating and cooling costs. Why use our steel frames and steel trusses? The best materials and the most advanced manufacturing system High tensile G550 steel A lot of manufacturers especially in America use mild steel. We wanted a stronger steel. G550 high tensile steel is rather unique material. We have selected it for its superior strength compared with other steel commonly used. This material is especially recommended for cyclonic and earthquakefor effected areas. It can be designed for seismic zone 4. Most advanced computerized manufacturing An especially developed software package is used for the fully computerized design and integrated manufacturing system. No need anymore to feed a steel list again into the rollformer data program . This eliminates mistakes. All components are engineered to exact dimension, which results in an extraordinary straight and true product. This means a faster and easier house construction. The linked-up computerized rollformers cut all components to exact size, punch the holes for screws and service lines. A laser yet printer prints job and part number on the members in accordance with the plans. Each steel wall, steel floor joist and steel truss has its own plan with all the numbers on it in accordance with the numbers on the components. This ensures an easy and fast assembling of steel frames, trusses and the steel floor elements. No skilled labour is required for assembling. This easy assembly system does not require jigging, welding or cutting, which makes it very suitable for shipping the components flat packed to remote areas and for export. Even the smallest steel member has been cut to size. It includes all fasteners necessary to erect the building and fix it to the slab or other floor system. No time wasted to go to other suppliers for materials. Flexibility in design and finish You are free in selecting your own design. You are not restricted to our designs or standard panels and modules . It is also very easy to make alterations or extensions at a later stage. Because the steel frames of the external walls form the actual structural part of the building, you can finish the walls using all sorts of materials. Article by the Steel Truss Builders www.fortnetwork.com/steeltrusses [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]