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Have You Ever Seen A Steel Frame House?
With lumber prices skyrocketing all over the world while at the same time the quality declines, new home-building methods are starting to catch on. In New Zealand, some home contractors have ditched their hammers and nails in favor of welders and pop rivet guns to put together galvanized steel framed homes.
The photo shows a steel-framed house built recently in Auckland, New Zealand.
In addition to the steel framework shown, steel beams were also used for floor joists.
Builders who've used steel framing say that while it's lighter and easier to handle than wood, it's also less yielding so fitting some pieces into place can be more difficult. The exterior and interior of a steel-framed house can be finished conventionally.


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1994 - Volume #18, Issue #3