Residential steel-framing is cost effective, light weight and manufactured under strict quality control guidelines. Steel framing is termite proof and non combustible.
WHAT ARE SOME QUALITIES OF STEEL FRAMING?
Steel offers the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any residential building material. Builders use less product to frame a stronger home. Stronger material also offers greater design flexibility, with steel you can design a home with larger open spaces.
IS STEEL DURABLE?
Galvanized Steel will not crack, shrink, splinter, creep, split, warp, swell or rot. Steel is impervious to termites and wood destroying insects.
IS STEEL SAFE?
Steel's strength and non-combustible properties offer greater protection for your home and family. Choosing steel-framing can eliminate high wind, fire, and lightning damage to your home.
IS STEEL RECYCLABLE MATERIAL?
Steel framing is the environmentally-friendly residential framing choice. When you compare that it takes 40-50 mature trees and only six scrapped cars to frame a 2,000 square foot home, you can quickly appreciate the value of steel today and the impact on generations to come.....
HOW IS STEEL ENERGY EFFICIENT?
Steel framed walls are unaffected by temperature or humidity changes, more of your heating and air-conditioning dollars remain inside your home, keeping money spent on utility bills in your pocket.
HOW IS STEEL'S DOLLAR VALUE?
The price of steel is more stable than the price of wood. Steel won't rot or deteriorate like wood, your investment will retain its value for years.
DOES STEEL LIMIT HOME DESIGN CAPABILITIES?
No, Because of steel's strength you can design your home with larger open spaces. With a steel frame, the walls will remain straight and true and can be finished with any materials that are traditionally used.
WHAT IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF USING STEEL-FRAMING?
The overall recycling rate of the steel industry is 66%, the highest of any industry in the country, this offers an environmentally sound alternative for home framing. Steel framing scrap is a valuable commodity that should not end up in a landfill.
WHAT ABOUT STEEL FRAMING'S COST?
The price of steel has been relatively constant over the last decade. While the price of traditional framing materials has been erratic and growing at a rate much faster than inflation, steel prices have only experienced small quarterly adjustments. Builders interviewed nationwide have affirmed that framing with steel is commonly less expensive that traditional framing.
IS A STEEL FRAME HOME ENERGY EFFICIENT?
Yes, Steel framing can be designed to meet or exceed governmental energy efficiency standards. Steel framing is straight and true which helps prevent cracks due to shrinkage or warping, thus preventing air leaks that result in costly loss of energy.
WILL MY HOME RUST?
The use of galvanized steel frame components protects your home against rust.
WHAT ABOUT LIGHTING?
A steel frame offers the home occupants better protection than any other construction system. Scientists recommend seeking shelter in steel frame structures during lightning storms, because the steel frame provides a path to the ground reducing the likelihood of explosions, secondary fires, or personal injury.
WILL STEEL FRAMING CAUSE INTERFERENCE WITH RADIO OR TELEVISION RECEPTION?
No, Waves pass through the space between studs, allowing the use of all phones, radios and television sets in your home.
Postive connections and strength of steel provide great protection against earthquake and hurricanes. Steel's high ductility make it the best construction material for earthquake resistant design.
HOW WELL DOES STEEL FRAMING PROTECT AGAINST A EARTHQUAKE?
WILL STEEL FRAMING AFFECT THE INDOOR AIR QUALITY OF MY HOME?
No, Steel framin is recommended by the Healthy House Institute for chemically sensitive and environmentally conscious home owners who seek good indoor air quality. Steel frames do not need to be treated for termites and are free of resin adhesives and chemicals normally present in other construction materials.
WILL I HAVE TO PAY HIGHER INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR MY HOMEOWNER'S INSURANCE?
No, As a matter of fact, because of steel's excellent performance record in earthquakes, and because it is not affected by termites and is non-combustible, home owners may be able to save on insurance premiums.
WILL STEEL FRAMING RETAIN ITS DOLLAR VALUE ON THE RESALE MARKET?
Yes, you should be able to sell your home just as easily as other well built homes in the neighborhood. Because of steel's high strength and flexibility by designing wide open spaces, you will have additional selling features.
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