Building the Dream Home, Affordable DIY Steel Frame Homes

For those of you who are unfamiliar with certain construction terms, this summary of terms and abbreviations used should prove useful.

Abbreviations • CFS – Cold-formed steel. Structural skeletons are made from cold, structural-quality sheet steel formed into C-sections and other shapes by roll-forming the steel through a series of dies. • ADU – Accessory dwelling unit. An accessory dwelling unit, in general terms, is a secondary form of residential accommodation either attached to a main residence or built on the same lot as the principal dwelling. ADUs are sometimes referred to as “affordable housing” or “low-cost housing.” • DIY – Do It Yourself. DIY is a shorthand term used to describe various tasks associated with property maintenance and improvement. Someone who is good at DIY should be perfectly capable of building a steel-frame property. • IBC – International Building Code. This is a globally accepted standard that ensures quality, safety and sustainability requirements of a construction project are strictly followed. Terms • Frame – The internal structure of a property, which is attached to the foundation, and to which the walls and roof are attached. Properties with a wooden frame are referred to as timber-frame structures. • Skeleton – The internal structure of a property, which is attached to the foundation, and to which the walls and roof are attached. The structure of a steel-frame property is more commonly referred to as a skeleton; this term is specifically used for steel frames.

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