Monday, January 13, 2014
The Benefits of Metal Studs - 6 Reasons for Choosing Steel Over Wood
bethepro.com: When it comes to studs, instead of automatically buying wood, consider metal. According to the Steel Framing Alliance, more than 40 percent of commercial structures are now built with metal studs and nearly 500,000 homes have been built with steel framing over the past decade. Most metal studs are made from sheet steel that is cold-formed into shapes and sizes that are similar to what builders are accustomed to in dimensional lumber (2×4, 2×6, 2×8, 2×10, 2×12 and so forth).
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Although it is probably not surprising, I have never actually heard of steel framing for residential construction. I understand that some commercial structures made heavy use of the material, but I didn't realize it was viable to use steel for smaller projects. I wonder if the advantages of steel studs offset the added cost of materials and labor. I would imagine that framing a steel stud house would take longer than a wooden one.
I’m sure that these benefits to steel studs are accurate, but I don’t think that all of the trades are going to support this choice evenly
Steel studs are great for fast generic housing, but steel studs can make the jobs of electricians, plumbers,and other tradespeople much more difficult when tackling atypical projects.
That being said, I prefer steel studs when i’m working on a drywall project. It’s just easier.
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