Structural building supplies have traditionally been timber, especially for residential construction. Yet structural steel offers a cost-efficient and, in many ways, superior alternative to timber beams, posts, base plates, and cleats.
Steel-framed homes and home improvements may seem like a newer concept in Australia, however, structural steel has been used residentially since before 1960. It has been even more widely used commercially and for a longer time.
Why choose structural steel?
Structural steel is: