Why Steel? - Real Steel Homes

CHOOSE STEEL FOR THE MANY BENEFITS

Each Real Steel Home is thoroughly engineered and designed for all loads and codes specifically for your area.
Each Real Steel Home column is anchored to 2 feet of reinforced concrete with 4 ea. 3/4 inch x 2 foot anchor bolts. Is your conventionally framed house engineered for wind load, snow load, and seismic loads? Is deflection criteria considered?
Steel beams, steel purlins and steel roof panels provide more protection from falling trees than conventional constructions.
Steel roof and wall panels have obvious advantages for fire dangers.

Almost any width, length and height is available.
Simple shapes can be joined in several ways.
Complex shapes can be created and joined together.
Basements can be utilized under all of part of you steel structure.
Main or second floor systems can be utilized for all or part of your steel structure. Small or large sections of your structure could be erected without a floor system.
Lean-to roofs and canopies can provide very usable and attractive spaces.
Huge wall openings for windows or multi-panel doors, etc., are easy and routine because roof loads are transferred to steel columns.
Your structure could be designed with different length columns to conform to your sloped site, greatly reducing site grading costs.

Architects and designers can let their imaginations run wild. Steel’s clear span capabilities, huge openings, unsupported canopies/overhangs and large selections of colors and textures help create dramatic indoor and outdoor spaces.

Would you rather spend your time and money maintaining your home or spending time with family, shopping, fishing, etc.? Why replace your roof every 10 or so years? How often will you have to repaint? Are the wood-boring bees, termites, and field critters invading your home? Your Real Steel Home is designed to keep weather and critters out and conditioned air in. Using time-tested trim and flashing details, as well as panel closures, gutter guards and 20 year KXL coated products will provide a nearly maintenance-free building.
All painted steel products come with a 20 year warranty.
All secondary steel and related components are G30 galvanized.
A permanent gutter guard system is available to eliminate cleaning gutters.

There is very little waste in your steel building package.
There is a high percentage of recycled content in your steel package.
Almost all of your steel package is is recyclable.
There are 11 manufacturing plants in the USA which reduces trucking miles.
Your finished product will be super insulated and very energy efficient.
The materials on your steel structure are very long lasting.
Why waste so many trees to hold up your house? Why not use wood where you can see, smell and touch the beauty and use sustainable steel to support your home?