County guide

Building with steel in Hillsborough County

Permitting notes, plus local and statewide steel-frame resources.

Permitting

Hillsborough County Building Permits & Records: Official page; applications and inspections handled via HillsGovHub.

Official building department page

If your parcel is inside a city, check that city's building department as well. Steel-frame homes are permitted under the same Florida Building Code as other construction (see Wind and code basics).

Listed in Hillsborough County

Manufacturer

FSFTM

Tampa · Hillsborough

In-house steel framing and metal truss manufacturing for residential, commercial and industrial projects

Builder / Framer

Fe3 Custom Homes

Tampa · Hillsborough

Certified general contractor building all-steel homes, barndominiums and ICF & steel hybrid homes statewide

Builder / Framer

Superior Structures

Tampa · Hillsborough

Commercial framing, drywall and stucco contractor (Division 05 Metals, Division 09 Finishes)

Statewide resources

Supplier

Gator Gypsum (GMS)

Statewide yards · Statewide

GMS family of Florida yards supplying light and heavy gauge steel studs, tracks, joists and accessories with jobsite delivery

Supplier

Interior/Exterior Building Supply

Multiple FL branches · Statewide

Metal studs, joists, tracks and channels; Florida branches incl. Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Melbourne, Miami

Construction Lender

Space Coast Credit Union

Not stated · Statewide/not stated

Construction-to-permanent loans with one application and one closing (source does not address steel framing specifically)

Construction Lender

MIDFLORIDA Credit Union

Not stated · Statewide/not stated

One-time-close construction-to-permanent home loans (source does not address steel framing specifically)

Construction Lender

Florida Credit Union

Not stated · Statewide/not stated

Construction-to-permanent and land loans, one-time close (source does not address steel framing specifically)

Construction Lender

Radiant Credit Union

Not stated · Statewide/not stated

One-time-close construction loans (source does not address steel framing specifically)

Newsletter

Florida Steel Building Brief

Occasional notes on LGS framing, code and permitting in Florida.

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