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Frequently Asked Questions
Who much is a house worth per square meter?
Does it require a normal building permit and if so is that cheaper in anyway?
Is possible to have a basement and what kind of foundation is required?
Can I have my own architectural pans?
Do you provide some kind of guarantee?
How long does it take to construct?
What is the earthquake magnitude it can withstand?
Is this house safer than other traditional housing solutions?
Knocking on the wall sounds different. Why?
What is the environmental effect of this structure?
Can we hung things on the walls?
Is there any limitations on the household equipement we can use?
Will this house look different than the rest in the neighborhood?
How much is a house worth per square meter?
It is hard to provide a cost per square meter for a number of reasons. In reality two houses of the same surface covarage in interior areas will have different prices due to differences in balconies, teraces, architectural plans, construction materials ect. SteelHouse policy is to giva a client the precise cost of a structure based on specific architectural plans.
Indicatively and only so the range of cost per sq. m. for a normal house is 850 to 1.000 Euro/sq.m.
Does it require a valid building permit and if so is that cheaper in any way?
For the construction of this type of house a normal permit is required like in any other concrete or steel construction. The cost and papers necessary for the issue of the building permit are no different than anyother structure. The only difference in the cost is the amount paid for the IKA (worker insurance) which is about 50% of a 'classical' home.
Is it possible to have a basement and what kind of foundation is required?
Basements are ofcourse possible and will be done by reinforced concrete. In the case that no basement is needed a simple reinforced concrete slab with beams is all the structrure needs as foundation.
Can I have my own architectural plans?
Certainly. You can provide us with your architectural plans by an architect or an engineer. STEELHOUSE will check and propose on the plan you provide in order to provide the best possible solution meeting the statical and constructional specifications for a steel framed construction.
At this point SCS is limited to one or two storey houses. In that limitation we do not include floors that are made out of heavyweight steel or concrete (e.g. basement).
Do you provide some kind of guarantee?
STEELHOUSE provides the guarantees and certificates of all SCS material as well as the comitment to come and repair a personal fault. A more complete guarantee can be given on the basis of a home insurance contract either by STEELHOUSE or by the client himself.
How long does it take to construct?
A typical house of 100 - 120sq.m. can be completed in less than 3 months since the footings are complete.
What is the earthquake magnitude it can withstand?
This question is not solid and an answer to that question does not have any scientific basis. Earthquake magnitude is just a number that represents how strong was the movement at the epicenter. The real sesmic forces that will be imposed on the structure depent on the soil, the distance of the epicenter, the frequency content of the movement, the duration and the structure itself. All those factors can not be represented by a single magnitude number!
Is this house safer than other traditional housing solutions?
If not safer it is at least as safe as any other house that conforms to the European and Greek standards and regulations.
Since steel allows for micromovements of the structure doesn't this mean cracks in the finishing materials?
This can not happen because the seathing and finishing materials and the steel framing are designed and constructed in a way that they work as a unity. This does not only minimize micromovements but it also allows for the absorbtion of those movements from the seathing materials without any cracking.
Knocking on the wall sounds different. Why?
Indeed the knocking sound is different and this is caused by the matials used in SCS. This by no means signifies a problem with the sound insulation since the noise that 'pollutes' the interior of a house is of airborn source.
What is the environmental effect of this structure?
STEELHOUSE home is completely friendly both to the environment and the humans living inside it. SCS provides for a 100% environmentally friendly structure that can be used to built a green house.
Can we hung things on the walls?
In the walls we can hung anything we want like drawers, paintings, airconditions ect. But to do so we will not use common nails. There are special gyspsum bolts that can be applied to the double gypsum boards of the SCS and can carry up to 70 kg per bolt.
Are there any limitations on the household equipment we can use?
No there are no limations.
Will this house look different than the rest in the neighborhood?
No it won't. The exterior finishing of SCS is plaster and is feels and looks as any other typical Greek house. All the other exterior materilas (e.g.roman tiles for roofing) can be used with no problems.
