FAQs

No, there is no difference in the finished look of a home with a steel-frame. Steel-frames are compatible with concrete slabs and other sub-floor construction, as well as your choice of wall, ceiling and roof materials. Steel's high strength-to-weight ratio gives it excellent spanning capability, providing more design freedom to cost effectively create wide, open living spaces.

If house plans are already drawn for timber-framing, it's relatively easy to make the switch to steel. You may be surprised just how competitive it can be, and the additional benefits of steel make it an even more attractive option.

Yes - additions are relatively easy to make. Furthermore, you can expect the original steel structure to be straight and true regardless of its age, making the job of lining up the addition easy.

Axxis® Steel is manufactured in New Zealand from locally mined iron-sand and a component of recycled steel. The rollforming technology behind steel-framing allows fabrication to exact specifications before they're erected, so there is minimal cutting and wastage, and less environmental impact on the building site. Axxis® Steel does not contain additional preservative chemicals and won't give off gases or emit VOCs.

Yes! Standard practice is to earth steel-frames, so if they are exposed to a live-wire the earthing creates a short and trips the residual current safety switch to reduce the chance of electrocution. In fact, steel-framing offers better protection in a lightning storm, as, if struck, the charge will be redirected to the ground, reducing the likelihood of fire or injury.