Tiny Home Steel Frames

Steel Frame Solutions – New Zealand’s #1 choice in framing for Tiny Homes

• Made within 72 hours from a confirmed order
• Save up to 80% in engineering fees
• Up to 70% lighter than wood
• Stronger & more durable
• Huge selection of plans or
• Customise your own
• Erected at your site in the Auckland area
• Or on your trailer at our factory

Steel Frame Solutions provides easy-to-assemble steel frames for tiny homes, 30m2 structures, backyard studios, sheds, garages and more.

Lightweight and easy to assemble 

We wanted to bring something different to the market by designing and manufacturing tiny home frames with or without a trailer.

• Ready for your custom fit-out
• Perfect for the enthusiastic do-it-yourselfer
• Designed to fit within the building code and roadworthy guidelines.

Our lightweight steel frames are your best option for meeting height and weight restrictions, while lowering costs. They offer numerous benefits that traditional timber framing just can’t match.

We frame it, you finish it!

Tiny home designs ready to go – our light gauge steel framesets can be ready in less than 72 hours from when you place your order.

We employ the best architects and drafters to design and render aesthetically beautiful and functional tiny home designs.

We invite you to play an active role in the custom design of your individualised home or we have dozens of ready-made plans to choose from.

Have an idea in mind?

If you don’t find a pre-existing plan that can be customised to your preferences, we can start from scratch. We can design your new home in almost any way imaginable.

What type of fit-out are you looking for? Do you want a loft, kitchen, toilet, shower or just a basic set-up with a bed and sitting area? Brief our design team on your wish list and let the magic unfold! The great thing about our team is that we’re not just fabricators, but builders with over 40 years construction experience. We use our knowledge to help you achieve the best outcomes possible.

Design, with light gauge steel framing

Is your tiny home less than 30 sqm? If so, you may not need building consent. But it has to be portable and comply with height and length dimensions. Portable tiny homes must weigh less than 3.5 tonnes to be legally transported.

• View NZTA.govt.nz requirements

Given that our steel frames are up to 70% lighter than timber, you can get more out of your fit-out and design.

What’s more, because it’s lighter, there’s not as much foundation movement. This means cladding and gib is less likely to crack; a vital consideration for portable tiny homes!

Save time and money

Save up to 80% in engineering fees

We construct our tiny home frames using the world’s most code compliant engineering design software for cold formed steel structures. It is the only industry system that combines both engineering and design software.

This means we produce fully-engineered designs, so you save costs in compliance and rework. Designs are produced to code, with 80% of the engineering work already done. All the engineer has to do is review our work and sign it off. Which means you can save up to 80% in engineering fees!

Beware of other systems that produce designs with very limited or no engineering capability, as you’ll end up incurring the full engineering costs.

What’s more, our steel frames are easier to assemble than timber. You can set it up yourself or we can assemble it for you.