{"id":6789,"date":"2026-11-02T05:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T05:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/?p=6789"},"modified":"2026-11-04T06:51:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T06:51:22","slug":"prefabricated-steel-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/zh\/resources\/prefabricated-steel-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying a prefabricated steel building: what is included and what is not"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/prefabricated-wall-installation-271.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/prefabricated-wall-installation-271.webp 638w, https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/prefabricated-wall-installation-271-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/prefabricated-wall-installation-271-9x12.webp 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A prefabricated (pre-engineered) steel building is designed and fabricated as a kit, shipped and bolted together on site. The word &#8220;kit&#8221; hides a lot of scope decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"in\">Usually included<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-check\">\n<li>Primary frames, secondary steel, bracing<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Roof and wall cladding, gutters, flashings<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Bolts and fasteners<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Anchor bolt plan and erection drawings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"out\">Usually not included<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-check\">\n<li>Foundations and floor slab<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Doors, windows, insulation unless stated<\/li>\n\n\n<li>MEP, fire protection, interior fit-out<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Erection labour and cranes<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Local permits and engineer stamp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"compare\">Comparing quotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Check<\/th><th>Why<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>Design loads stated<\/th><td>Lower loads mean a lighter, cheaper but weaker building<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Steel tonnage<\/th><td>A quick way to compare like with like<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Coating system<\/th><td>Primer only vs a full system<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Panel spec<\/th><td>Thickness, coating, insulation<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Incoterm<\/th><td>FOB vs CIF<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-note wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ask for the design loads in writing.<\/strong> It is the single best way to compare two prefab building quotes.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pre-engineered steel buildings explained: scope, what the price covers, what the site must provide and how to compare quotes.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_aseo_title":"Prefabricated Steel Buildings: Scope & Pricing | GG Steel","_aseo_desc":"Pre-engineered steel buildings explained: the usual scope of supply, what the price covers, what the site must provide and how to compare quotes from suppliers. Read the guide.","_aseo_noindex":false,"_aseo_og_image":0,"_aseo_schema_type":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guides"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6789"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7280,"href":"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6789\/revisions\/7280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}