Although stiff, it is light: two men can carry a steel stud roof truss. Also, metal framing doesn’t need the extra thick blocks of wood above doors and windows, known as headers, that prevent ...

The premium range of CrocStud Steel Stud Framing Systems from Studco is made from only prime galvanized steel and does not use any "Cold Reduced Coil Stock". CrocStud Steel Stud Framing Systems ...

Along with the foundation, posts and beams are the backbone of a house frame ... Posts and beams can be steel, wood or ...

The U.S. manufacturer of UltraSTEEL interior framing is retooling its factories in North America in hopes of forever changing the face of the humble steel stud. Because the product's cold-rolled ...

More than 70 percent of new-home construction in Hawaii uses cold-steel frame studs in place of traditional wooden two-by-fours. “No other state comes even close,” says Tim Waite of the Hawaii Steel ...