How to compare framing quotations

How to compare framing quotations

A useful comparison starts with scope. Two totals are only comparable when you understand what each quotation includes and assumes.

Planning for frame delivery

Planning for frame delivery

A delivery conversation is most useful when it includes the site, the programme and the people who will receive the framing.

The frame and the finished facade

The frame and the finished facade

The outside of a home and the structure behind it develop together. A clear envelope conversation starts before the framing package is finalised.

Coordinating your project drawings

Coordinating residential architectural and framing drawings

Clear, current drawings give everyone a common starting point. Before a review, gather your plans and identify the latest version of each document.

Understanding the LSF assembly

An American pitched-roof home during steel-frame assembly

A light steel frame brings together the walls, floors and roof as a coordinated assembly. Thinking about these elements together helps you ask more useful questions at the start.

Preparing your first project brief

A model American home and drawings on a sunlit desk

A useful project brief starts with how you want to live and the information you have today. You do not need every answer before your first conversation.