Top Advantages of Steel Frame Construction

Wood stud framing can often be seen in residential construction. Whereas for commercial properties, metal studs are the first choice to build interior walls. Although metal studs are also suitable for residential properties, most houses are built using the wood structure.  Throughout the past decade, around 500,000 houses have been constructed utilizing steel framing. Basically, the metal stud framing  technique uses cold-formed components to construct planes and walls. It combines a stud and a track. While lighter gauge metal studs are used to construct partitions, interior walls, and half-walls, heavier gauge studs are best for load-bearing walls and exterior walls. Apart from that, there are plenty of reasons to use metal studs for construction. Enduring Compared to wood, metal studs are strong and enduring. They can be stored in extreme conditions, don’t shrink or rot over time, and remain straight in the moisture. Metal studs also resist fire, ants, a...

From the past few years, every form of construction is going green for the betterment of the environment. From new residential homes to commercial buildings, the construction is done by keeping sustainability and low environmental impact on the mind. The material used for the construction of new projects is sustainable and recyclable in nature. And when we talk about these two factors, cold formed steel stud framing  is one of the most important parts of potential building designs. It has been used for framing from approximately 1850 by corrugated iron makers for building to make them proof to survive a variety of climate conditions. There are many benefits of using cold-formed steel in construction framing and why it has become the first choice of architects and contractors. When we compare building materials on the merit of durability, then the strength-to-weight ratio is the best way. And C-shaped cold formed steel studs   possesses the highest strengt...