This book is all about how steel frame homes are both affordable and available. These homes of 1200 square feet or less, often referred to as ADUs in America, are of much higher quality than timber framed homes. They can be built by a DIYer, or as a hybrid build with Trade Contractors or built by a General Contractor. Regardless of your choice a FrameUpNow cold framed steel home can be built for 1/2 the cost of a traditional timber framed home. Read this book for a complete education on the modern method of building with cold formed steel also know as light steel framed homes. Every home has a complete Bill of Materials that we refer to as a Materials Shopping List. This book offers the Home Depot Materials Shopping List as download so you can shop before you buy
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Prologue: A Better Way to Build | 5 |
Chapter 1: What is a PRADU? | 7 |
The Steel Frame ADU Revolution | 7 |
What is an ADU? | 7 |
How the PRADU has increased momentum in ADU construction and where to find a PRADU. Scan the Flowcode below to begin your search. | 8 |
Chapter 2: The PRADU and its Many Benefits | 11 |
When you learn about ADUs, PRADUs will make much more sense | 11 |
Understanding the Full Benefits of a PRADU | 12 |
What Does ‘Permit Ready’ Actually Mean? | 12 |
Where PRADUs Already Exist | 13 |
Cities with Permit-Ready ADU Programs | 13 |
Find Permit-Ready ADUs Here | 14 |
Scan the Flowcode below to begin your search. | 14 |
Chapter 3: Steel Frame PRADU | 15 |
If This is Your First-Ever Construction Project | 15 |
PRADUs Come with Fewer Challenges | 16 |
Chapter 4: Why a Steel Frame is Better than a Timber Frame | 21 |
The Advantages of CFS Over Timber | 22 |
Chapter 5: Flowcodes, Abbreviations, and Construction Terms Used in This Book | 27 |
Flowcodes | 27 |
Abbreviations and Terms | 28 |
Abbreviations | 28 |
Terms | 29 |
Chapter 6: Is there a Difference Between ADUs, PRADUs, and Affordable Housing? | 31 |
Chapter 7: How Steel-frame ADUs and PRADUs Have Become a Game-changer for the Elderly | 35 |
CHAPTER 8: How ADU and PRADU designs Make Construction a Family Affair | 39 |
Chapter 9: PRADUs and ADUs – Ideal for Investing | 43 |
Chapter 10: PRADU, Steel-Frame Homes, and the DIY Self-build Revolution | 47 |
See for yourself | 50 |
Chapter 11: Two Essential Requirements for a Home Built to Last | 51 |
The frame or skeleton | 51 |
Multiple advantages of a CFS skeleton | 52 |
International acceptance | 53 |
The foundation | 53 |
Hire a professional for this stage of construction | 54 |
Get official paperwork to guarantee the work | 54 |
What is included in foundation plans? | 55 |
Three types of foundations | 56 |
Chapter 12: Your Quick Guide to Constructing a Steel Skeleton | 57 |
Chapter 13: For Those Who Are Superstitious, There Is No Chapter 13! | 61 |
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Chapter 13: For Those Who Are Superstitious, There Is No Chapter 13! | 63 |
eBook PRADU 4 U Final 6-5-25 | 64 |
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Chapter 14: The Materials Shopping List | 65 |
eBook Final PRADU 4 U | 66 |
eBook Final | 66 |
PRADU 4 U with Mtls List 1.2 | 66 |
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Chapter 15: Financing Your ADU or PRADU | 131 |
Chapter 16: Meet the Team Behind Frame Up Now | 137 |
Rodger Ford | 137 |
Brad Cooper | 138 |
Bewketu Arifu – HouseDocs | 139 |
Chapter 17: PRADU State-by-State Resource List | 140 |
Scan the Flowcode below to begin your search. | 140 |
Contact Us | 146 |
Contact Details | 146 |
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