Steel Frame Houses and Prefabricated Metal Buildings

Our light gauge prefabricated steel frame house system can save you thousands building your own home.

Imagine assembling your new prefabricated steel frame house kit in about 3 to 4 days saving up to 70% from the labor cost.

No framing will be required to build the home of your dreams with our affordable and easy to assemble prefabricated steel frame house kit packages. Our prefabricated steel frame house kits are manufactured with Light gauge steel structural studs that can hold axial loads and lateral forces, a factory manufactured wall system and trusses that replaces standard stick framing with a solid one piece 10 foot wall sections. Our panelized homes are far superior to any building materials used to build homes today. Our panelized homes are stronger, easier to build and are more energy efficient than stick built wood and prefabricated steel framed homes. Structural light gauge steel panelized kits are far superior to, modular homes, and mobile homes. Our steel frame house kits can be finished to look like log homes, if you prefer, and are much easier to build. You can also use our prefabricated steel building system for almost any commercial building. Our prefabricated panelized buildings are strong, simple to build.

Fire Resistance

No framing will be required to build the home of your dreams with our affordable and easy to assemble home kit packages. Our home kits are manufactured with Light gauge steel structural studs that can hold axial loads and lateral forces. A factory manufactured wall system with joists and trusses that replaces standard stick framing with a solid one-piece 10-foot wall section. Our panelized homes are far superior to any building materials used to build homes today. Our panel homes are stronger, easier to build and are more energy efficient than stick built wood and steel framed homes. Structural light gauge steel panel kits are far superior to custom homes, modular homes, and mobile homes. Our home kits can be finished to look like log homes and are much easier to build. You can also use our system for almost any commercial building. Our prefabricated buildings are strong, simple to build.

Termites

A few things you should know.

Over $ 1 billion is spent each year for prevention, control and repair to wood framed homes.

Prefabricated steel framing provides a termite-proof solution for the structural integrity of your commercial or residential building.

The most ferocious termite is the Formosan Subterranean "Super Termite".

An average colony consists of about 3 million termites.

Mold

Steel frame structures do not promote the growth of mold and reduces the threat of staggering litigation. Mold requires an organic nutrient source and moisture to grow and flourish. Steel is inorganic and does not contain moisture like wood, Kiln dried lumber still has between 11-14% residual water content. California had already passed mold-related laws, and nine other states have legislation pending.

WHAT ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION?

The overall recycling rate of steel industry is 66%, the highest of any industry in the country, offering an environmentally sound home framing alternative.

Reduced labor costs: Our light gauge prefabricated steel framing for commercial or residential can be erected by novice crews and do it yourself builders. Each 10-foot panel weighs less than 100 lbs, so no crane is required. Average erection time for exterior steel frame wall panels is usually half a day for a 3-man crew for the average 1500-2000 sq. ft. home.

Flexibility in design: In fact, because of steel’s strength you can design your prefabricated steel building or house with larger open spaces. With a steel frame building, the walls will remain straight and true and can be finished with the same materials traditionally used.

Easy to finish: You easily attached any surface to our light gauge steel panels by using self drill screws or nails to which exterior and interior finishing materials can easily be attached.

Easy to wire: Punched T electrical and plumbing chases are in every prefabricated steel frame stud so that the wiring of the outer walls can be easily done.

Superior strength: Steel has a superior strength in shearing to withstand seismic and hurricane forces better than any wood stick built design.

Superior Comfort: Light gauge prefabricated steel frame houses are cleaner and maintenance free.

About Light Gauge Steel wall panels

Home prefabricated steel framing is the fastest growing segment of residential new construction. LTH Steel believes that panelizing is the key to being successful in the light gauge residential and light commercial market. Panelized walls and trusses save material wastes on the job site due to costly human errors, or poor material quality and eliminate the costly disposal fees associated with waste.

Prefabricated steel panelized walls, joists and trusses saves on labor costs by reducing the number of skilled laborers required, less builder liability and workmanship compensation insurance due to less labor costs, no lost time.

Use of steel roof systems for residential buildings is becoming increasingly cost effective. This is due to the environmental, political, and economic pressures to use building materials other than wood. Furthermore, a decreasing trend in manufacturing cost of steel components and the reliability and efficiency in construction methods has been associated with the current interest in the steel construction

Prefabricated Steel Panelized walls and trusses produce consistent quality due to factory-controlled conditions including preset jigs and layout tables. Steel Panelized walls and trusses will reduce the construction time on your commercial or residential project reducing costs associated with construction loans, reduce delays caused by weather and labor shortages, and predict your move in schedule more accurately. Penalization allows for a guaranteed price on your commercial or residential prefabricated steel frame package rather than a per lineal foot price.

COST EFFECTIVE: Steel building framing is competitively priced in today’s construction market. Compared to the price of wood, steel prices have remained very stable over the past decade. Thanks to computer-aided design and manufacturing techniques.

This chart explain the relationship between the increase cost of lumber per 1,000 board feet and framing as an increasing cost of the overall lumber expense for the average 2,000.00 square foot home.

Steel prices do not increase as the cost for board feet increases. Steel is an abundant and recyclable resource and within the last decade had become price competitive with lumber.