Affordable Homes In Healthy Condition
07 December 2009
With financial concerns becoming a growing consideration for home-builders, TRUECORE® steel framed kit homes can make perfect sense. While the process of using a kit home can save a significant amount for the builder, the use of a TRUECORE® steel frame limits damage to the home, ensuring costs are saved long term.
Kit homes are normal homes packaged up in kit form. They can be standard, altered or custom designed specifically to the needs of the home builder. By managing the project, as opposed to outsourcing it to a builder, an ‘owner builder' can save up to 20% on costs. There is potential to save even more if the owner builder is capable of undertaking some of the work.
While it is important to minimise costs when building a house, it is just as important to ensure the maintenance of a home will not cost the owner unnecessarily in the long run. Using a TRUECORE® steel frame ensures that the structure of the home is sound.
Mark Eckermann, business development manager for BlueScope Steel, says framing made from TRUECORE® steel can save home-owners the worry of serious structural damage or unnecessary maintenance to their home:
"Steel building frames made from TRUECORE® steel will be straight and true so they won't warp, twist, sag or shrink, and internal walls stay perfectly straight," he said. "Homeowners can rest assured that the structural integrity of their house will not be affected or damaged by a termite or borer attack as framing made from TRUECORE® steel is 100 per cent termite proof."
Using framing made from TRUECORE® steel in the construction of a home makes the project well positioned to meet environmental and building design regulations and guidelines. During construction, waste can be minimised through the off-site fabrication of house frames. On difficult building sites, the strength of lightweight framing made from TRUECORE® steel allows for designs that help builders leave the site in a more natural state.
Keith Richardson, Managing Director of ASK Homes on the Gold Coast, said they use TRUECORE® steel in the construction of their kit homes because of its ease of use and durability:
"ASK Homes use the latest technology in steel frames and trusses because it ensures a faster building time. Building frames made from TRUECORE® steel are quick and easy for builders to put up - whether the client does this themselves or whether we manage the project for them. Pre-fabrication and modern fixing techniques make construction simple which can mean reduced labour time on site and our client moving into their home faster."
Steel is the most recycled material on earth and all steel made by BlueScope Steel includes recycled steel in its manufacture. 100 per cent of the house frame can be recycled at the end of its service life.
Manufactured by BlueScope Steel and tested in Australia for Australian conditions, TRUECORE® steel has a warranty of up to 50 years*, so homeowners can enjoy peace of mind with the backing of BlueScope Steel, one of Australia's leading companies.
* All warranties subject to terms and conditions.
