So, what makes the material so popular? Apart from being one of the cheap construction metals, structural steel is very light. It is relatively lighter than wood. This advantage decreases the shipping costs of materials and also simplifies the building’s foundation design and other structural support systems, minimizing the project budget further.
Construction with structural steel is much faster than with wood. This is attributed to the fact that the specific designs are pre-engineered inside the manufacturing plant and shipped out ready for erection thus saving a lot of time for large projects. This in return reduces the amount of work done on-site. Besides reducing time and budget issues, a faster construction timeline also decreases the project manager’s time for impeding traffic, affects the flow into and out of the business premises and any disruptions to nearby buildings.
Structural steel attracts massive labour and cost gains out of reduced construction time. There are also the indirect advantages of using structural steel for construction. Steel can be recycled and this reduces landfill fees for non-recyclable building waste. Not to mention, steel is very durable and requires little maintenance. Maintenance, repair and replacement fee is much low over a long period of time and this makes steel an economic choice of construction. Modern innovation in steel production processes together with greater competition to meet the rising demands for steel has made steel prices lower than they were twenty years ago. The sole purpose of Scarboro Steel is to supply high-quality construction steel across the Canadian market.