Low-rise metal frame houses are popular all over the world. According to statistics, housing construction on a metal profile frame occupies 80% of all buildings. The main consumer regions of this technology are Scandinavia, the USA, and Canada.
Such houses have many advantages compared to permanent buildings and houses built on a wooden frame.
Distinctive features of metal frame houses:
The iron frame, its elements - light steel thin-walled structures, consists of galvanized profiles and thermal profiles, fastening strips and plates for assembling the frame, different types corners. They are not subject to rotting, withstand temperature changes, precipitation, and are resistant to the elements. A steel profile can serve as the basis of a structure without damage for more than 100 years.
It is possible to construct a building on a frame made of LSTK within a month. The parts of the building base are lightweight, which eliminates the use of lifts and cranes. Fastening of frame parts is carried out using threaded connections. These include: self-drilling or tapping screws, bolted connections.
Frame house construction is not tied to the climate in the region. Metal carcass for the home can be assembled in any climate zone, the main condition for weather conditions– comfort for workers performing installation.
The emergence and development of technology for the construction of residential buildings on metal frames is caused by the need to quickly erect low-rise buildings from materials cheaper than wood and the ability to establish industrial production frame parts.
Final cost frame house from metal profile and sandwich panels are significantly lower than construction made of brick, gas blocks, wood and ceramic blocks.
Sandwich panels used in frame construction, use mineral wool insulation. Its temperature range is -60…+400ᵒС. Characteristics wall panels make the house resistant to acids and other aggressive environments, temperature changes, and fire. The material from which they are made does not accumulate moisture and is resistant to damage by rodents and microorganisms.
Mineral wool insulation is natural and environmentally friendly. Frame elements made from LSTC can be reused. This property is highly valued by mining companies that build rotational camps. This causes less damage to the regional ecology.
Due to the light weight of the base and sandwich panels, the buildings do not shrink. In buildings built using this technology, it is possible to use different architectural possibilities, since spans without installing intermediate supports can reach 14-24 m.
The base of metal parts has several disadvantages.
The skeleton of the house is made of C- and U-profiles. They are connected with self-tapping screws. The pitch between the racks is 600-1000 mm. It takes into account the dimensions of the insulation panels and allows you to conveniently attach other Decoration Materials.
If a house is being built according to an individual project, then after it has been developed and all the nuances of placing furniture and household appliances In the premises of the future building, a 3D model of the house is made. This allows customers to see the final result in miniature. Upon completion of the registration process project documentation the drawings are transferred to the plant that produces metal frame parts.
On the production line, each part is manufactured separately, numbered, and packaged. Finished parts equipped with holes for fastenings and under engineering Communication. To install the skeleton of the house, the base parts include connecting elements.
Buildings by individual projects cost significantly more expensive than houses, manufactured according to standard designs. To reduce the cost of housing construction, you can use a standard project with a frame made of thermoprofile or light steel thin-walled structures using Canadian technology. Its difference from other technologies quick construction buildings - a frame made of LSTK and special SIP panels with special thermal insulation characteristics.
In the case of housing construction standard project the customer receives a finished frame of a certain size and shape. The base parts are labeled and packaged according to the house drawings.
As insulation, except mineral wool, can be used:
Brick and porcelain stoneware are used to decorate the exterior walls of the house. Hinged ventilated facades are often used as finishing for the facades of frame buildings. various types. Finishing materials such as siding and block house are becoming increasingly popular. Plastering and painting facade walls have not lost their relevance.
Complete with frame parts and connecting elements, the customer receives a description of the project, recommendations and instructions for assembling the frame, and a specification of all elements.
Frame construction is a relatively new direction in Russian market. Quick construction of a house frame from profile pipe or wooden beams makes this technology popular for the construction of housing and small-sized architectural forms.
Profile pipe has its own advantages and application features, and frame-type structures have many advantages.
In the first stages of development, metal frame construction was used only in the construction industrial buildings. Workshops, warehouses and hangars were built on frames made of profile pipes or channels.
In the process of technology evolution, it has become possible to use a frame made of corrugated pipe for the construction of the following objects:
The technology of building houses based on metal frames is used all over the world. This technology is most widespread in the USA, Japan and Western Europe. Residential buildings in these countries built using frame technology occupy an average of about 60%, and such construction continues to grow.
Frame houses have the following advantages:
Along with many positive characteristics at frame buildings There are also disadvantages. The main disadvantage of the technology used to build a house from professional pipes is the complex design. To correctly calculate the load on a profile pipe in a certain place in the house, you will need the help of a professional. Only he can accurately calculate the weight that a profile pipe can withstand.
It is also difficult to independently select the cross-section and thickness of the material and calculate the size of the profile pipe. It is worth considering that the calculation of wooden beams is much simpler.
It is impossible not to mention problems with thermal insulation. Being a kind of cold bridge, the metal frame requires more high-quality insulation. And this inevitably leads to additional costs.
The apparent simplicity of a house on a metal frame is just an illusion. In fact, the design of such buildings is quite complex. Its main elements can be called:
Houses made from profile pipes are built with your own hands in a certain sequence:
According to experts in the field of architecture, metal frame technologies will take a leading position in the future. This means that building a frame house from a profile pipe with your own hands allows you to gain certain skills that can be useful not only for personal purposes, but also as an additional specialty.
