Building With Steel Studs

Unlike wood which can arrive warped twisted or bent steel studs unless damaged always arrive perfectly straight.

Building with steel studs.

Steel framing is used in most office and commercial construction and it has several advantages over wood. Read on to find out how to build with steel studs. At first you ll find framing with steel studs to be slower than with wood studs because you ll be working with unfamiliar materials techniques and tools. Framing with steel studs cost about the same as working with wood studs but you have the advantage of a light material which resists to moisture fire and insects.

And you ll really like the fact that steel studs are about 30 percent cheaper than wood. This kind of wall is commonly found at home depot or lowe s and is often referred to as light gauge metal framing. Steel studs are perfectly straight and they don t shrink split rot or mold. A beginner could easily frame with metal studs provided he follows the basic guidelines and uses the best materials and tools.

Metal framing studs are used to support a non load bearing wall. While never as cheap as wood steel studs are now only. They are also easy to store.