FrameUpNow is designed for homeowners, builders, developers, and contractors who want a faster, more predictable framing process with reduced was and improved build accuracy.

FrameUpNow provides the complete steel structural system—including walls, trusses, beams, and floor joists—but does not supply the finishing materials beyond the steel frame. To support a smooth and successful build, we include a complimentary materials shopping list that clearly outlines everything needed to complete your home. You can take this list to your local home improvement store and select the colors, brands, and finishes that best reflect your style, allowing you to truly make the home your own.

Yes. FrameUpNow provides support to help answer questions related to the framing plans during the assembly process.

Any trade can work with steel framing. Sheer wall, siding and stucco go up fast due to the straight lines of a frame FrameUpNow framing. Pre-punched electrical and plumbing service holes help make installation easier for plumbers and electricians. FrameUpNow framing is installed by qualified framers who can work with both steel and wood. Trades are increasingly becoming experienced with working with steel as more builders adopt steel framing in their product offering.

If you’re new to light gauge steel frames you will be surprised just how easy frames made by FrameUpNow are to assemble. We hold training sessions for framers and have a series of helpful videos.

Yes, similar to wood openings and specific advice is available from window and cladding manufacturers.

To fix door jambs use suitable screws for timber/steel.

Screwed tight with suitable steel fixing screws. The sheer wall provides a thermal break between siding and steel framing.

The plan you choose represents the skeleton of your structure. To secure building permits, you will likely need to include additional details specific to your area prior to submitting the plan package to your local building department. Details may include state specific engineered stamped drawings for: The site plan, foundation, MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing,) and energy compliance documents. To obtain these additional plan components, please contact a local draftsman.

The integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology ensures quality control and cost transparency.

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is a digital process for creating and managing a detailed 3D model of a building. It combines geometry, materials, and data so designers, engineers, and builders can collaborate using a single source of truth. BIM helps reduce errors, improve coordination, and streamline construction from design through completion. FrameUpNow uses it for clash detection, architectual schematic MEP visuals, and to create a material shopping list that is unique to each home.

FrameUpNow provides engineered plans designed to meet IBC standards. When required, plans may also be stamped by a licensed professional in the state or jurisdiction where the building will be constructed.

FrameUpNow provides an IBC stamp on "Frame + Plan" purchases. We engineer these frames to meet all IBC and local code requirements for your location. **FrameUpNow does not provide an IBC stamp for a "Plan Only" purchase.

Steel is inherently strong, FrameUpNow uses 20-gauge steel for interior panels and 18-gauge steel for exterior walls. High tensile steel components and joining methods are engineered to meet the relevant structural Code requirements.

Steel framing has been successfully used in commercial building since the early 1950’s and in recent years has gained in popularity for housing. Modern technology of design and automated extrusion produce quality residential framing superior to wood.

Frames made from steel are 100% termite proof. As anyone who’s had to deal with termites would probably tell you, it’s worth doing everything you can to stop them, right from the start. Termites can slowly and silently destroy a wood frame home.

Yes. Many insurance companies now provide discounts for steel framing.

Yes. When built using cold-formed steel framing, FrameUpNow homes are naturally resistant to termites, rot, and other wood-destroying pests.

Cold-formed steel (CFS), also known as light-gauge steel, is steel that is shaped at room temperature into thin, strong structural framing components. It is manufactured from flat steel sheet or coil that is bent or rolled into studs, tracks, joists, and other framing members, which increases its strength without adding weight. Cold-formed steel is non-combustible, resistant to termites and rot, and dimensionally stable, meaning it won’t warp, shrink, or twist over time. It is commonly used in residential and commercial buildings for wall, floor, and roof framing, as well as paneled construction systems.

The frames manufactured by FrameUpNow are cold-formed from quality steel rolls to strict tolerances which fully comply with all code standards. Light gauge steel framing is a precision engineered product manufactured to accurate dimensions. This means that walls are straight and true. FrameUpNow steel frames don’t shrink, twist or warp over time which will help reduce builder call-backs and ongoing maintenance issues.

Yes. Cold-formed steel framing is generally stronger and more dimensionally stable than wood, making it less susceptible to warping, shrinking, or twisting over time