Light Gauge Steel Floor Framing

As a metal light gauge steel won t rot split warp shrink twist burn or become termite food.

Light gauge steel floor framing.

This is in contrast to thicker hot rolled sections that are shaped while the steel is molten hot. Unlike wood steel framing is non combustible and also resists warping rotting and insect damage. Also since it goes to recycling facilities the waste can even produce some income to offset project costs. No longer just studs tracks and headers.

We see what the future for walls holds and we are acting on it with steel framing products that perform as a system backed by intelligent design tools and fully capable engineering services. Light gauge steel construction is very similar to wood framed construction in principle the wooden framing members are replaced with thin steel sections. The steel sections used here are called cold formed sections meaning that the sections are formed or given shape at room temperature. Steel framing produces far less on site waste than wood framing making debris removal less costly.

No longer just a division between space. Advantages of light gauge steel framing the name of the game with lgs is precision. Every joist is cold rolled a galvanized steel sheet is pulled through a die that gives the joist its shape perfectly straight and to the exact dimension you specify see sidebar above. Cold formed steel structures are both lightweight and strong helping the job to get completed quickly.