Price a building in steel framing
quote_my_buildingPrice a building in cold-formed steel framing from a plain description, through the Gage fabricator network: what it costs to have the frame fabricated and delivered, and which regional shop would build it.
Use this when someone has designed a house, ADU, cabin, garage, workshop or small commercial building (in this conversation or elsewhere) and asks what it would cost to build, how to get it built, or whether it can be framed in steel. For example, "how much to build this 1,900 sq ft one-storey gable house near 84032" -> total_sqft 1900, stories 1, roof_type "gable", zip "84032".
Only the size, storeys, roof and build-site ZIP are needed; ask the person for the ZIP if you do not have it. Anything else not given (ceiling heights, windows, doors, wall length, pitch, steel gauge) is filled with stated defaults and listed as assumptions. If you have exact walls and openings, submit_design_for_quote gives a tighter price.
The price is the steel frame package: framing steel, engineering and delivery. It is not the whole house (no foundation, finishes or labour on site). The fabricator is named by region until they take the job. When the person wants to go ahead, call start_my_project with the quote id.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| zip | Yes | 5-digit US ZIP code of the build site. | |
| doors | No | Number of doors to frame. Defaults to one per storey plus one. | |
| stories | Yes | Number of storeys, 1 to 4. | |
| windows | No | Number of windows. Defaults to about one per 120 sq ft. | |
| roof_type | Yes | Roof form. A-frames price as gable. | |
| roof_pitch | No | Roof pitch as "N:12". Defaults to 6:12, or 0:12 for a flat roof. | |
| total_sqft | Yes | Total floor area across all storeys, in square feet. | |
| project_type | Yes | residential for a house, cabin or home; adu for an accessory dwelling unit or backyard cottage; garage for a detached or attached garage, carport building or workshop; commercial for a shop, office or warehouse. | |
| ceiling_height_ft | No | Ceiling height in feet, the same on every storey. Defaults to 9. |