Light-gauge steel frames
Wall, floor and roof frames, detailed to your plans
Light-gauge steel (LGS) framing is cold-formed from high-tensile G550 coil into studs, tracks, joists and truss chords, then assembled into panels in the factory. Every panel is labelled and arrives in the order your crew needs it.
What you get
- Wall panels with studs, noggings, lintels and bracing, pre-punched for services
- Floor joists and bearers for first floors, including deep C-joists for long spans
- Roof trusses, battens and purlin layouts to suit the roof cladding you specify
- Shop drawings and a panel layout so your crew knows where every panel goes
- Screws and fixings for the frame, specified by the engineer
- Regulation 126 design certificate from a registered structural engineer
Who it suits
Builders of townhouses and multi-unit sites, dual occupancies, double-storey homes, second dwellings and granny flats. The sweet spot is a repeatable site where straight walls and a fast stand-up matter.
Material and standards
| Coil | G550 high-tensile steel to AS 1397, aluminium-zinc coated (AZ150) or TRUECORE® |
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| Gauges | 0.75 mm and 0.95 mm BMT for frames, 1.15 mm and up for heavy joists |
| Section | C89 and C150 studs and joists; truss sections to suit span |
| Design | AS/NZS 4600 and the NASH Standard, accepted by NCC 2022 Volume Two H1D6 |
| Detailing | FrameCAD, with wall panel, floor and roof truss shop drawings issued for your sign-off |
| Certification | Regulation 126 design certificate before construction; inspection certificate after frame |
Before we roll anything
We ask for window and door opening sizes and head heights, internal ceiling heights, wardrobe openings, the location of heating and cooling units, manholes and skylights, and eave depths. Getting these right on the drawings is what makes the frame right on site.