In designing building structures, the most important stage is the selection of appropriate construction solutions, depending on the architectural design, purpose of the facility and the conditions in which the designed facility will be located. When choosing the type of materials from which single-family houses are erected, traditional solutions, such as concrete and brick building elements, are most often chosen. Traditional construction solutions for houses, however, do not always allow for the construction of buildings with sophisticated architecture or in particularly demanding places, e.g. in a seismic zone or in a mining area. In this case, skeletal steel structures can help, because when properly designed they are able to ensure safe operation in these areas. This paper presents an analysis of the use of a skeleton steel tensile structure in a single-family house design.