If you are planning on building a new house or adding on an extension, you have likely been told to consider using steel as part of the building structure. There are many different reasons why you should take this consideration seriously.

1. Increases Speed Without Decreasing Accuracy

The first factor that comes into play is how quickly your house or extension is going to be completed. Nobody likes waiting for the house to be finished while living in a home they don't like and no one enjoys living in a house that has a huge hole cut in one of the walls. As a result, you are going to want the house to be finished in as short a time as possible. Using steel in your structure is one way to speed up the process.

The engineers who are building your house can order the steel structures down to the exact size and shape that is needed. The machine shop that is fabricating the steel can weld the pieces together and send what is essentially a completed frame. This frame will be to the exact specifications that the engineer sent and can be installed within a very short period of time.

2. Can Be Treated for Specific Conditions

Unlike many other building materials, it is possible to treat steel during the fabricating process so that it is completely resistant to any adverse weather conditions. This resistance will not wear away over time and have to be reapplied, as it does with wood and other building materials. You can essentially build the house or the renovation and then sit back and relax knowing that your house or renovation is going to stand for a long time without your assistance.

3. Is Fireproof

If you use steel for your house or renovation, then you are going to experience much less fire risk than you would otherwise. If a fire catches inside one of the rooms of your home, it will not be able to travel along the steel beams to other rooms, allowing you to keep the fire contained as much as possible and greatly reducing damage to the rest of the house.

4. Can Be Made of Recycled Materials

Finally, the steel that is used to make your house can be made out of recycled materials if you would prefer. This will allow you to reduce your carbon footprint and the amount of waste that goes into building a house. Recycled steel also tends to be cheaper, although it is just as strong.

For more information, talk to a steel fabricators company.