How it works

Five steps — and you know the price before step three.

Most of our buyers are first-time importers. Nothing happens on a handshake, and nothing is ordered before the drawings are signed.

STEP 01

Send your plan — or pick a model

A PDF, a DWG, or a sketch with overall dimensions is enough to start. Tell us the site: state or province, snow and wind exposure if you know it, and how you want to use the building.

STEP 02

Engineering review and fixed quote

We re-draw your plan as a light-gauge steel panel system, price it line by line, and list what is and is not included. You get a fixed, itemised proposal and a separate delivered option.

STEP 03

Contract, deposit and signed-off drawings

You approve the final drawings and the specification sheet. The deposit is released against those signed documents — not before. Your permit drawings and structural calculations are issued in this step.

STEP 04

Production, with four inspection points

Your home is built to the signed drawings under our inspection regime. You receive photo and video reports at incoming materials, frame welding, panel assembly, and before loading. A third-party agency inspects the finished load independently of us.

STEP 05

Shipping, clearance and erection

Panels are numbered to match the erection sequence and the loading plan is drawn so that the first panel you need comes out first. We supply an erection guide, and we can arrange an installation supervisor to attend your site.

What you are actually buying

Included, and not included. Read both columns.

Most disputes in this trade come from a buyer assuming the freight or the foundation was in the price. Here is the honest split, and it is repeated in your quote.

Included in the package

Engineered light-gauge steel frame, galvanised to the coating class in your specification
Wall, floor and roof panels with specified insulation
Roofing and exterior cladding as specified in the quote
Windows and exterior doors, factory-fitted and sealed
Interior partitions, doors and trim
Electrical rough-in — conduit, boxes, wiring pulled
Plumbing rough-in — supply and drain lines, no fixtures unless specified
Structural calculations, panel drawings and erection guide
Numbering, packing list and container loading plan
Marine packing, lashing and loading into containers

Budget these separately

Land, site access, clearing, excavation and drainage
Foundation or slab — we supply the anchor-bolt layout only
Building permit, plan review and inspection fees
Crane, rigging and on-site erection labour
Ocean freight, marine insurance, import duty and customs brokerage
Final electrical, plumbing and HVAC connections by local trades
Kitchen appliances, bathroom fixtures and loose furniture
Utility connections, septic or sewer, water and power supply
Local sales tax, GST or HST

Specification options

Built the way you specify, not from one fixed recipe.

The frame is the platform. Almost everything on top of it is a choice — and the choice is yours. The table below shows what this platform can be built from, and what you can change.

Item	Typical starting point	Alternatives you can specify
Structural frame	Galvanised light-gauge steel, screw-fixed engineered panel system	Steel gauge and coating class selected for your load case and exposure — inland, coastal or high-wind
Floor structure	Steel joists bearing on your foundation	Bearer and joist spacing from the structural drawings; steel or timber deck
Roof	Engineered steel rafters or trusses	Standing-seam, corrugated or tile-look metal roofing; membrane or shingle-look systems
Wall build-up	Steel stud framing with board sheathing	Cement board, fibre cement or OSB sheathing; internal lining to your chosen finish level
Insulation	Specified to the climate zone of your site	Mineral wool, glass wool or rigid board; wall and roof values set by your energy code
Exterior cladding	Selected per project	Metal panel, fibre cement, timber-look, brick slip or composite
Windows & doors	Double-glazed, thermally broken frames	Aluminium, uPVC or composite frames; triple glazing where your energy code calls for it
Electrical	Complete rough-in to the panel, components to US standards	Raceway and fitting ranges chosen with your licensed electrician
Plumbing	Supply and drain rough-in to the panel	Fixtures and fittings by others, or supplied to your selection
Fire & moisture	Non-combustible steel frame	Vapour control and rainscreen detailing per climate zone
Interior finish	Essential, Signature or Reserve package	Or your own selections, priced as differences against the package
Documentation	Panel and erection drawings, material certificates, packing list, loading plan	Structural calculations sealed by an engineer licensed in your state or province, where required
Minimum order	One unit	Development pricing from three units or a full phase

This table describes what the platform can be built from — it is not a fixed bill of materials. The specification sheet you sign names every material before production starts, and anything not named there is not included. Site loads, insulation values and assembly details are fixed only after your site data is provided.

Start with your drawings, or with a question.

A sketch with overall dimensions is enough to begin. If you do not have drawings at all, tell us what the building is for and we will propose a layout.

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