The Details Of a House Framed With Light-Gauge Steel Members

         The details of a house framed with light – gauge steel members differ to an extent from those of a similar house with wood platform framing in the following ways:

• As the thermal conductivity of light-gauge steel member is much higher than wood, it conducts heat rapidly to reduce the thermal performance of the wall or roof resulting in energy loss and moisture condensation in interior building surfaces.
• In light-gauge steel members a layer of rigid insulation must be added to resist the flow of heat through the steel which is not necessary in wood platform framing.
• Light-gauge steel framing takes longer than framing in wood for the following reasons.
• Installation of screws takes longer time than a nail in wood.
• Numbers of screws are more than nails in wood because there are more angles and clips are required in steel member.
• Well stiffness are required to install in steel members which leads extra framing labous.

     You could also read How Light-Gauge Steel Framing Members Manufactured.