Guides for your steel building project
Each guide cites its sources and the date they were accessed. Rules change: always check with your local authority.
Steel building price per m²: how much does a steel building cost in the Benelux?
Published steel building prices per m² in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands by type, what each price includes, and how the cost of a kit is built up.
Do you need a permit for a steel shed or hall in Belgium, the Netherlands or Luxembourg?
Permits for a steel shed, hall, garage or carport in Wallonia, Flanders, Brussels, the Netherlands and Luxembourg: exemptions, limits and the architect.
How to prepare the foundations for a steel hall, and what they cost
Foundations for a steel hall: pad and strip footings, slab, anchor bolts, the fabricator's anchor plan, soil study, cost per m² and steps before delivery.
EN 1090: what it is and why it matters when buying a steel building
What EN 1090-1 and EN 1090-2 require, execution classes EXC1 to EXC4, the declaration of performance, and what to ask a seller of a steel building.
Snow and wind loads for a steel building in Belgium
Belgian snow and wind loads under Eurocodes EN 1991-1-3 and 1-4, Dutch and Luxembourg values, and why a kit needs a site-specific calculation.
Steel building kit or turnkey: assemble yourself, kit with assembly, or one contractor?
Kit to assemble yourself, kit with assembly or turnkey: what each covers, who does what, skills, time, risks and the published price differences.