If you’re building a new home and you want it to have a little bit of edginess, steel is the way to go. First, take a look around on the Internet, in magazines or consult with a steel kit home supplier to view the range of steel home designs available. You might be surprised to see how many options you have. Keep reading to learn more about the use of steel in home design.

The Flexibility of Steel Home Designs

Steel is ideal for the creative mind because it gives you the flexibility to create a home that is truly unique. Steel offers you more artistic freedom than timber because of its renowned strength-to-weight ratio, which allows you to create creative shapes and lines. In addition, little or no support is needed for roofing designs; steel frames already offer the perfect support. Steel frames also allow you to design a larger, open house plan as, again, no real support system is needed.

Recommendations for Steel Home (Kit) Designs

The sky is the limit with steel homes. Take a look at some of the kit homes on the market to get an idea of the range of steel home designsavailable These include one to five bedroom homes built as granny flats, single and double storey homes, villas and more. Here are some of the steel home kit design styles that are available:

• Chalethomes
• Metrostyle homes
• Contemporarystyle homes
• Country style homes
• Beachstyle homes
• Retreat style homes
• Queenslander style homes
• Federationstyle homes

Kit home suppliers or builders sell standard designs in any one of the styles listed with allowance for modifications. You can use your own creative genius to design custom modifications to most any kit. You can flip the home, changing the location of the bedrooms, add a gym room that overlooks the bay, or any other modification you can think of.

Are you able to fully customise your steel home? Yes, that option is on the table too. A custom designed steel home will, however, cost more because you will need to hire an architect to draw out the plans and a structural engineer to make sure the design is sturdy. Even though custom steel homes are expensive, the price is well worth having the home of your dreams.

Cladding with Steel

Your options for beautifying your home with cladding are numerous. Steel works well with a variety of cladding and finishing options on the market. If you’re a decorative pro and want to go beyond the popular brick veneer and rendered finishes, consider these as your options:

• Foam cladding
• Cement based panels
• Weatherboards
• Steel panels
• Aluminium panels
• Stone cladding