Light Weight Steel Solutions - Steelworld Roofing System

Lightweight Steel Home Systems

Abitat101 delivers strong, durable steel structures for fast, safe, and cost-effective homes of practical simplicity.

Light steel frame structures are rapidly proving to be the preferred building method in South Africa. Abitat is a leader in its support for housing schemes of sustainability and environmental responsibility.

Abitat101 is the brainchild of Steelworld, leaders in roofing and building solutions, with over 20 years expertise and experience in steel technology and manufacture.

Abitat operates in the light steel sector and works with leading light steel frame consultants, contractors and property developers. Abitat formulates guidance on structural design by digital technologies, boosting performance and sustainability for its clients.

Advantages of steel construction

Eco-Friendly

Steel is currently the world’s most recycled product with an estimated 80% reduction in carbon footprint emissions.

Durable

Easy to maintain and resistant to fire, termites, insects, fungus and other organisms.

Budget Friendly

Price hikes of steel are a lot less common compared to other structural building materials making for a more stress free budget.

The perfect lightweight steel room

Single Room Structures Made Easy

Learn how to build a structure in just hours. a strong alternative to the traditional building solutions.

Choose your own finishes to make your structure stand out in your space. Simple and strong.

Competitive pricing to ensure value for money.

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SAVE – Saving you time and money with easy assembly reducing costs of expensive labour and materials

INVEST – in a structure that is designed and made of high quality grade steel to ensure longer life span and security

SECURE – Fire resistant, insect resistant and safe from the elements once completed to its fullest potential.

Made with a purpose in mind the lightweight steel structures are suitable for any use. Here ae 20 solutions we could think off.

Wendy Houses, Zozo, Mkhukhu, Back Rooms, Storage Rooms, Site office, Art Room, Outside buildings, Domestic Room, Cabin, Out Building, Workshop, Studio, Leisure Room, Workshop, Bathroom, Guard House, Patrol Station, Consultation Room, Meditation Room

Design

Our steel prefabricated components are designed and manufactured in accordance with the respective codes, standards, compliance and dimension requirements in our manufacturing plant and shipped directly to the construction site. Slags are recommended to be 100 mm or 75 mm: floating slab, depending on soil texture. Lightweight steel frames don’t have a load mass compared to mortar structures. An apron may be allowed depending on individual needs. Floor panels are included. Alternate flooring solutions are personal options.

Available Sizes

1.8m x 2.4m
2.4m x 2.4m
2.4m x 3m
3m x 3.6m
3.6m x 3.6m

Cladding Options

Assembly

One of the main advantages of Abitat’s101 light steel framing systems is its versatility and the range of building types for which it can be used. The below focuses on a smaller, easy-to-assemble steel unit primarily for mass dwellings, but also available to developers and DIY home builders.

Lightweight Steel LSF Modular Building Solutions

Our capacity to design and formulate architectural grandeur, is met by our professional design team and the most competent manufacturing teams. Duratruss extends its capabilities and capacity into the creation of stud and track solutions to deliver on and meet the housing needs in the South African country and the continent at large.

There is very little limitations as the system can be used for multi storey residential, commercial and industrial building. Both for internal and external walling and facade walls.

The Duratruss roofing Solution is now supported by the complete structural supply of the stud and track solution that is quick to manufacture, simpler to transport in bulk.

Easy assembly on site reduces the labour, time to complete mass projects.

LOW COST HOUSING

WAREHOUSE STRUCTURES

MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS

Lightweight Steel Modern Building Method

Lightweight steel building has been around since the 1940s. The usage has steadily evoled and became the Modern Methods of Construction. It has been widely used in the construction sector for the construction of medium and high rise buildings.

Its is becoming a highly recognised building method due to its impact on the environment and the benefits to the end user.

The properties of light gauge steel are being utilised, not only as a cladding system but as a complete building product, replacing bricks and blocks with thin studs of steel fixed together to form non-load bearing or load bearing walls. Width and thickness vary from 40mm – 225 mm and thicknesses from 00.56mm to 3.2mm according to the load bearing or non-load bearing positioning within a structures interior or exterior segments.

The entire structure is then covered with a protective cover/cladding in a multitude of preferred finishes . The thermal insulation properties are quite superior to the traditional brick and mortar buildings.

Lightweight Steel has the best strength to weight ration compared to concrete.

6 tons of steel performance is equal to an estimate 120 tons of concrete
Its light weight properties means less substantial foundations (depending on ground conditions
Its light weight characteristics also benefits the supply chain as it is less deliveries and in larger quantities
Manufacturing process workmenship delivers precision of +-0 to 2mm tolerance on the components
Lightweight steel building minimises traffic, wastage, labour and time spent constructing the buildings
Positive savings for developers and minimises impact on environment
Reduced cost for super structures compared to traditional building methods
Cheaper than traditional methods of building
Light gauge steel’s long roof and floor span capabilities also add to its diversity
Rooms can be changed around within the building by simply moving interior walls which do not require demolition as opposed to other methods. They can also be disassembled and reused or recycled unlike, for example, insulated concrete formwork walls
Exterior insulation helps improve loss of thermal conductivity
Well insulated structures reduce exposure to elements and improve the life span of the lightweight steel structure, compared to the wood frame and trusses that deteriorate over time and are affected by insects and a variety of animals.
Applications of double plaster board in staggered positions helps improve fire resistance
The metal attributes of the lightweight steel frames are unique and can be recycle and reused with out its quality decreasing
Unlike traditional forms of construction light gauge steel benefits from low waste, adaptability, off site manufacture, re-usability, recyclability and resource efficiency making it one of the most sustainable building methods available

Deliver a greater volume of sustainable, affordable and high quality homes in less time