Build Your Project Fast & On Budget With Modular Construction

 Franchises, colleges, hotels, and several others are encountering the same problem as every custom home builder today, a dearth of competent construction workers. Just like custom home builders, they need quality construction for their commercial construction efforts. Not just they require quality, but they also require their projects to be built fast & on budget. Those 3 items have been proving to be more indefinable to the construction industry over the last many years. That entail they’ve been moving more & more towards modular building.

Developers of multi-family project:

Developers of multi-family are surprised to see what modular building can do for them. This sort of construction can be employed to build townhouses, apartments, duplexes, etc. Developers are trying to save money on construction, but at the same time they’re also trying to set up buildings as fast as feasible to put them on rent and generate profit. When a building project can be accomplished 2, 4, or six months sooner, employing modular building soon starts to make great financial sense.

A dormitory is basically a multi-family project. The expansion of universities over the last few years has had them rushing to construct more student accommodations. With limited time for completion, a large number of universities and colleges have shifted to modular construction for constructing the dormitories that accommodate their students.

Today’s environment and situation has brought modular structure to the front position of building technology. Today’s modular means:

More design flexibility: With significant advancements in modular construction, today you can practically build any house plan that can be competently divided into modules. Many house plans can be modularized & constructed employing the efficiency of factory construction.

More resilient: Modular houses are built strong. The main objective of modular construction is to construct a house that meets or surpass building code.

More value: The modular construction is all about construction efficiency. Here efficiency means planning the whole building process including better use of material, purchasing materials in mass, and better construction planning.

Here at Afripanel, we’re committed in delivering your tailor-made modular vision at a pocket-friendly price. Our modular products are tailor-made for schools, clinics, offices, mining camps and for the low cost housing sector. With the help of our in-house designers and modular construction specialists we can manufacture innovative modular buildings for any application. Rest assured that we will accelerate the modular building process at least 6 times faster than traditional building process. Call us now for functional modular houses in South Africa.

The Use Of Steel In Residential Construction

Structural steels are a category of steel employed as a construction material to make structural shapes, and as a renowned supplier of steel structures in South Africa, we at Afripanel can handle all your steel structure needs. Today you can see the use of steel in residential construction for the following reasons:

Quick, efficient, and resourceful:

Steel is quick and efficient to assemble in all seasons. Components are pre-manufactured off-site with negligible on-site labor. An entire frame can be erected in a matter of days instead of weeks, with an equivalent of 20 to forty percent cutback in construction time compared to on-site construction. For single dwellings or more complicated sites, steel usually lets less points of contact with the earth, decreasing the amount of excavation needed. The lighter weight of structural steel compared to other framing materials, make foundation simpler. And these efficiencies certainly result in accelerated project schedules, decreased site management costs, and an earlier return on investment.

Less columns mean more open space:

Steel sections offer an elegant, affordable method of spanning long distances. Extended steel spans can easily provide large, open plan, and column-free internal spaces. Steel structures are usually more adaptable, with greater possibility for alternations to be done over time, extending the lifespan of the structure.

More usable space means less material:

The ability of steel to maximize space & internal thickness with the thinnest shell feasible means thinner, smaller structural elements are gettable. Steel beam depths are about half of the timber beams, proffering greater usable space, fewer materials, and lower costs in comparison to other materials. Wall widths can be thinner since steel’s strength & superb spanning ability means there is no need to construct solid, space-consuming brick walls. This can be especially useful for heavily constrained sites, where steel’s space-saving properties can be the key to conquering spatial challenges.

Less impact on the environment:

Steel structures can be dramatically lighter compared to concrete and need less extensive foundation, decreasing the environmental impact of the build. If needed, steel pile foundations can be extracted & recycled or reused at the end of a building’s lifespan, leaving no junk material on site. Also, steel is energy efficient, as heat emits fast from steel roofing, offering a cooler environment in hot climate regions. Conversely, in cold climate regions, double steel panel walls can be well insulated to better contain heat.

Here at Afripanel, we specialized in manufacturing and supplying prefabricated steel structures of various styles & designs best suiting clients’ requirements and preferences. Our team of certified engineers, designers, welders, and boilermakers work collectively to produce steel structures that are the best in quality.