Light Gauge steel framing for new residential homes and remodeling projects has grown to be the preferred material over the past few years. For many decades, the light gauge steel framing has been almost exclusively used for commercial job sites where there is more of a focus on fire resistance and is combined with the integration of red iron metal construction.

Cold formed metal framing has been transitioning to residential construction for the past couple of decades. Timber system will have some problems like warping, rotting, shrinking, cracking, and splitting, Termites, other insects, and pesky mold can also quickly wreak havoc on wooden studs under optimal conditions. Selecting the quality lumber to use as studs can also be a challenge; it varies widely depending on location of the wood. Lumber also has to be sorted carefully and you can’t use any pieces that aren’t straight or have knots, cracks, or other imperfections. As much as 20 percent of timber bought for cold formed metal framing ends up wasted, since wood prices can fluctuate, trying to budget for a construction project is challenging.

Those concerns immediately go out the window with steel framing. Not only are they impervious to everything that affects an organic material like wood, but they also won't burn in an event of a fire. These lighter and more stable studs can also withstand earthquakes, extremely high winds, snow, and tornadoes better than wood. These benefits will also potentially reward you with lower homeowner's insurance premiums. Part of the reason is cold formed steel framing call for screws instead of nails, also it can use the related steel connectors to fasten, which we think could be a more stable method of connection.

There is no need to worry about different variations because the steel industry sets strict standards that all steel studs must meet, the cold formed steel framing holes and length accuracy normally is within 1mm. This also means materials without waste - about 2% instead of 20% if by timber. And it is also recyclable, and the cost of steel doesn't fluctuate nearly as much as wood.

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