Steel Advantages         Our Products        Frequently Asked Questions Contact Us      Home
Main Menu
Design philosophy
Finished Projects
Curved steel trusses
The Steel Story
Bushfire attack
OWNER BUILDERS
SHORT COURSES
Architects
Standard designs for sale
THATCHED GARDEN PAVILLIONS
True steel cost
Case Studies
Ownerbuilder Incentives
Termites
Environmental
Healthy houses
Insulation tips
Remote sites
Sustainable building
Steel Displays
Strawbale building
Assistance
Installation tips
Extensions
Restorations
Cost savings
Roof Design
Factory works
Span Tables
Floor systems
Useful Downloads
Costing your building
Installation tips
Part of making it easy, is to understand the flexibility and strength of steel.
However, there are a few basic do's and don'ts, almost all of which are based on common sense.
Related Articles

Corrosion Protection is Built in with steelframe.
Protective coatings of either TrueCore® 45% zinc/55 % aluminium alloy, or zinc, defend the steel aga more

Installation Instructions-Latest
Installation Instructions: Balance Steelframe Kit Systems.

Note: These are guidelines only. T more

Installing floor systems, walls and roof trusses.
Light-weight steel floor joists, walls and roof trusses.

Balance Steelframe open web design allows the passage of ducting, plumbing and electrical services with ease. The time saved is a major advantage and cost saving.

Fixing flooring is easy with either wing-teks screws or by hardened twist nails available from duo-fast and senco framing guns. These must be used in conjunction with a standard flooring adhesive such as Max-bond, Liquid nails or CSR struturefloor.

Handling, storage and installation more

Fixing ideas for floor joists meeting at angles.
Sometimes floor joists can meet other joists or bearers at akward angles. Here's one good way to ma more

More installation tips
Installation Instructions:

Getting started with your frame:

The key points are:

· Split the more

Roof battens. Steel battens are suitable for use with all types of roof framing.
Lightweight steel roof battens offer substantial benefits over their timber counterparts and in fact more

Fit out is easy and does not require special tools.
Ceilings
When required, steel ceiling battens are fixed to the underside of the bottom chord of ste more



All Contents Copyright © Balance Steelframe Pty Ltd 2006-2010