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Old 04-14-2007, 12:29 AM
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Re: Steel framing
All I can tell you from a commercial/hospital point of view is:

1. They don't burn for a fire, but if heated enough they will lose their structural integrity and bend/twist (think of 911).

2. They are great for WDO problems.

3. I have heard from installers that they can go faster (vs lumber construction) if done by a competent/experienced crew.

4. They can be ordered in different gages/thickness for whatever the structural application is.

5. They can be ordered in different lenghts for balloon framing.

6. They come pre-punched for electrical, plumbing pipes to go through.
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