Structural Steel for Housing & Residential Projects
Whether you need a few steel beams, posts or a comprehensive structural steel package, Network Steel will deliver tailored solutions to suit any residential project.
Structural Steel's Importance
Structural steel is transforming residential construction, offering a powerful combination of versatility and strength. Its impressive span capabilities open up design possibilities like expansive living areas and architecturally striking features such as rolled and cantilevered roof lines.
Structural steel was once hidden away from view but in more recent times exposed structural steel members are becoming the main aesthetic feature in today’s modern designs.Benefits of Structural Steel
Choosing structural steel for your home comes with a multitude of advantages:
Strength & Space: Steel's inherent strength allows for durable, spacious designs with fewer support requirements than timber framing.
Durability & Sustainability: Unlike wood, steel is resistant to rot, warping, shrinking, and termite infestations. Hot-dip galvanising after fabrication adds an extra layer of protection against corrosion, especially for homes in harsh environments.
Design Flexibility: Steel frames replace traditional wood, offering superior strength and flexibility to accommodate a broader range of architectural styles. This allows for unique, intricate shapes and designs that might be difficult to achieve with timber.
Our Process
Network Steel specialises in integrating structural steel into residential projects, ranging from single-storey homes to multi-density unit developments. Including our wide range of services, our process involves detailed planning, CAD drawings, fabrication, and optional installation services tailored to each project's complexity.
Our Industry Experience
For close to 20 years Network Steel has been in the business of integrating structural steel into timber-framed homes as leading structural steel fabricators. The extent of the structural steel content can vary dramatically depending upon the complexity of the home design.
For example, we work with the majority of South East Queensland’s most prominent home builders & renovators, some of whom focus on single storey dwellings that may only require a single steel SHS support post or a quantity of timber post support bracket and others who target the two-story homes, multi-density unit development blocks or large architecturally designed residences.
With our experience, we've found that each type of project requires a different approach to fulfilling the structural steel requirements ranging from a hand sketch on the back of a piece of fibro, through to projects requiring cad detail drawings and project management of the structural package.
Your Go-To Experts for Structural Steel
Whether you need a few steel beams or posts or a comprehensive structural steel package, Network Steel delivers tailored solutions. For more about our residential steel fabrication services, visit our locations page to see us in person or contact us directly using the form below.
Or, if you already know what you want and you’re ready to start, reach out for a quote today.