Light steel frame buyer guides
Timeline and Logistics for Multi-Unit Steel Frame Housing
Panelized steel framing moves work from the site to the factory, which changes the schedule and the logistics. Plan lead times, shipping, storage and site sequence before you commit.
A steel-frame schedule overlaps site and factory work, which is where the time savings come from, and where the risks sit. If drawings are late, the factory waits. If the site is not ready, the panels wait.
Build the timeline in this order
- Design freeze: a date after which changes go through a formal change process.
- Approvals: permits and engineer sign-off. See how building permits work.
- Fabrication: the supplier's written lead time, counted from a defined start.
- Shipping: transit, port handling, customs and inland delivery for imports.
- Site works: foundations ready before panels arrive.
- Erection and close-in: by phase or building.
Logistics checklist
- Panel and bundle sizes against truck, container and crane limits.
- Packing, labelling and sequence numbering so that bundles come off in build order.
- Storage on site: dry, level and off the ground.
- Delivery windows, access roads and unloading equipment.
Track what you have
Use the lead time tracker and procurement schedule guide. Include delivered cost in the budget with the landed cost calculator, because freight and handling can matter more at volume.
Where Digital Oro fits
The catalog does not state lead times, shipping terms or minimums. Digital Oro International lists light steel frame in its material catalog: structural frame in AS1397 G550 AZ150 steel (0.75 or 0.95 mm), available in Australian or American standards, plus wall frames with glass wool, 89 mm x 41 mm pre-assembled floor joists, roof trusses and subfloor systems. See the light steel frame catalog page and the full catalog map. The catalog gives specifications only. It does not give prices, lead times, stock or project references, so none are stated here.
Ask Digital Oro in writing: the production lead time and what it counts from; the packing and shipping method; panel or bundle dimensions and weights; the loading port; and what it needs from you (approved drawings, deposit) before production begins. Get the answers in writing and put them in your schedule with a buffer.
This guide is general information, not engineering, legal or financial advice. Codes, loads and approvals vary by site; the engineer of record and the local authority decide what your building needs.
Questions people ask
Does factory work make the schedule shorter?
It can, because foundations and fabrication can overlap, but only if drawings are final before fabrication starts.
What is the most common delay?
Late design changes and approvals after fabrication has begun, then shipping and customs.
Who should hold the schedule?
One party, usually the general contractor or project manager, working from supplier written dates.
What does lead time include?
Ask whether quoted lead time runs from order, deposit, approved drawings or final design freeze.
Sources and further reading
Have a project outline or drawings?
Organize your scope, then contact Digital Oro through its official channel. Availability, engineering, pricing and delivery terms need project-specific confirmation.
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