Kodiak Steel Homes Primary Framing

Hot-rolling a rafter



Installing the bolt-together framing Hot-Rolled Structural Steel Beams
Kodiak Steel Homes's framing system is a type of clearspan rigid-frame design in which one or more primary frame sections handle most of the loads or stresses on the structure. Each Kodiak home model has one or more "main frames" composed of two columns spanned by a rafter (see the diagram on the previous page). The distance between the main frames in our different home models ranges from 8 to 20 feet (this interval between frames is called a "bay"). We make our main frame sections using a type of structural steel called "wide-flange beam," which is produced by "hot-rolling" or extruding molten steel through a mold. This is the same kind of beam used for the girders and columns of bridges and skyscrapers. Pound for pound, steel is the strongest construction material currently in use, and wide-flange beam is one of the strongest steel products available.

Pre-Engineered Parts
We fabricate our column and rafter beams to precise lengths, depths, and thicknesses as specified in the structural plans for your home. Then we punch the proper bolt-hole patterns in the connecting plates and clips (smaller plates used to connect two or more framing components together) and weld them in place on the columns and rafters so these components arrive on your job site ready for a quick bolt-together assembly.

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