November 3, 201610 yr 12 hours ago, DavidFrancis said: Thanks for that. Was your "steel" man hard to find or difficult to persuade into building something the size of a garage? He is a customer and wanted something i had that he couldn't otherwise get, so not a normal arrangement. I dont think he had ever done a "retail" job before! Probably wishes he hadn't either. There was only one 90 degree corner in the whole building, so was "unusual" to say the least. It also took a long time as i usually came second, but then i signed up for that so have no complaints in that department. I can ask him if you want. Briefly, what do you need and whereabouts are you?
November 4, 201610 yr Thanks for the offer, Roger, but it was only a casual enquiry. The chances of me/us needing to build a new house are fairly low, which is probably good as I imagine the process would give me a nervous breakdown. Nevertheless, I sometimes spend idle time thinking about how I'd build one. One of the options would be to have a steel or engineered-timber frame clad in sandwich panels. It should go up quickly, have no problems with interstital condensation and eliminate the need for a VCL & breather membrane (I think). The downside being a poor decrement delay, which could be improved a bit with an extra layer of mineral wool. So that was my reason for enquiring. Just wondering how easy it would be to find someone to make a small, simple lightweight steel frame (suitable for a bungalow). And your (ex?) garage was pretty much similar to a very small bungalow!
November 4, 201610 yr 11 hours ago, DavidFrancis said: Thanks for the offer, Roger, but it was only a casual enquiry. The chances of me/us needing to build a new house are fairly low, which is probably good as I imagine the process would give me a nervous breakdown. Nevertheless, I sometimes spend idle time thinking about how I'd build one. One of the options would be to have a steel or engineered-timber frame clad in sandwich panels. It should go up quickly, have no problems with interstital condensation and eliminate the need for a VCL & breather membrane (I think). The downside being a poor decrement delay, which could be improved a bit with an extra layer of mineral wool. So that was my reason for enquiring. Just wondering how easy it would be to find someone to make a small, simple lightweight steel frame (suitable for a bungalow). And your (ex?) garage was pretty much similar to a very small bungalow! Bizarrely, he rang me today. Yes, he is quite happy to do domestic work. He has just been doing a barn conversion. It is as you say, quick and easy. I left my steel frame exposed on 3 sides and boxed in / covered on the 4th. Then, as you say you can add more insulation.In fact, i wonder if you really need foundations, but thats for another thread i really ought to start! I have given up on building a house as its just to complicated (not the actual building part) and expensive round here. So i'll stick to building garages. But yes, sort of ex garage. I do still own that house, but its now rented out. New house has no garage, so need to start all over again Still, its a nice house. Could do a thread on that if there was interest in such a thing. Its certainly no new build though......................
February 5, 20242 yr Why has light steel framed house building fallen off the construction agenda, is it something to do with Grenfell?
February 5, 20242 yr No idea! Still seems like a quick, simple solution. And can arrive in kit form ready to be bolted together.
February 6, 20242 yr 11 hours ago, Scaadoo said: Why has light steel framed house building fallen off the construction agenda, is it something to do with Grenfell? Non standard construction can sometimes be hard to get a mortgage on.
February 6, 20242 yr Of course, there are plenty of steel framed girder constructions - is that an option? Maybe too much time as a kid playing with Meccano or lusting over landrovers but the simplicity of separating the structural frame from the ‘cladding’ appeals a lot.
February 6, 20242 yr Have to question why steel houses are not made. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BISF_house
March 25, 20242 yr https://www.framemax.com Not part of the UK, but a company I have dealt with during my time in the US a long time ago, they have done well with pre fab walls for steel frame construction
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