Is Steel Framing Right for Your Next Home?

Steel construction has been a staple of the commercial building industry for many
decades. It has only been recently that many homebuilders have begun to utilize
steel in residential construction. There are many features to a steel home that
Consumers will find very desirable when considering building their new home.
Steel frameworks are lightweight but extremely strong, and they are designed to
withstand the most punishing weather conditions. In fact steel homes are safer
during earthquakes and can be designed to resist winds of up to 110 mph.
Unlike wood, steel frames are not susceptible to termite damage, and they will
not rot or warp. Simply put, steel will last far longer than any wood.
During construction the steel components are held together with screws rather
than nails. This eliminates the "nail pop" problem that commonly occurs in
wood-framed homes after many years of settling and ensures an overall tighter
frame.
Steel frames are fireproof and assure the overall highest level of structural
safety of any other type of home on the market.
Due to the constantly rising costs of lumber, steel prices are now extremely
competitive; an excellent incentive to strongly consider steel for your next
home.
Because it is 100% recyclable and can be recycled over and over again without
degradation, steel is environmentally friendly
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[@Diddy_Doodat]

Looks like this was filmed in 1994 lol

[@eschamion]

😂😂

[@ojaimark]

Poor guy just trying to do his job and these two keep running him off every time he starts a new task haha.

[@nobleroofinggeneralcontrac7961]

I am a builder did my own home years ago with steel a couple of tools I used air nailer to fasten the wood sheathing and a circular saw with a guard to manage the sparks. I designed it myself and I had my steel cut to length at the factory that saved a ton of labor.

[@jonathanthink5830]

My next house will use steal framing. However, I still have to make enough money for the next house ..... :-)

[@Pepeekeo808]

My home on the wet, east side of the Big Island in Hawaii has steel framing, a metal roof and light weight concrete block walls. No wood at all.

[@frankmmiii]

I just bought land in Florida and plan on building a home on it. I want to build with steel because of the bugs, humidity and threat of hurricanes and the fact that the steel walls are thicker and can be insulated better along with greater spans allowed. I know that some steel buildings can withstand a sustained 155 mph wind.

[@michaelsiebesma4535]

Its a good choice. Steel is not as cheap as wood. Yes even with the extra high cost of wood. Steel has so many benefits over wood. It is a much better value. I manufacture metal frames for residential and commercial buildings. No disrespect for the wood guys. You can not get a good wood framer to understand Metal. And you can not get a good metal framer to understand wood. They are two different worlds. I would use Metal everytime. I have 40 plus years in this area and Florida is a great place for all metal homes.

[@technicalitems731]

@@michaelsiebesma4535 why is it we never see steel frame houses with floor joists and access to plumbing underneath? Most people like the cushion of a floating floor and the ability to repair or change plumbing under the floor. Where can I find examples of such? Thanks

[@davidcollins7345]

I hope to be in Florida in a few years. Have been researching all options, stick, ICF, CMU, and now steel. It’s hard to eliminate ALL the wood, but I at least hope to get it out of the hard-to-repair areas like sheathing, and especially the mudsill.

[@bcb123]

@@michaelsiebesma4535 would like to discuss your metal structure design

[@andrewenriquez3138]

​@@technicalitems731crawl spaces are saved for flood zones because a slab is easier but also much quicker cause the floor is done o ce its poured

[@zulemaflores8796]

They use steel to build condominiums at Panama City Beach, Florida. I worked in condominiums and seen steel used for framing.

[@Rebel1280]

Jacksonville, FL as well.

[@Avl661]

Let me introduce a revolutionary new material you have never heard of.....CONCRETE & BRICKS. ......Thank me later

[@ewaa4152]

The red steel column is ONLY necessary because of the red steel curved I beam. Cold formed galvanized can be used for the entire construction.

[@deanwitt7903]

Fixing steel to the floor with no damp course is a no no . As for this guy thinking it’s fire proof compared to wood ? Well I can tell you the intense heat from a house fire will buckle that steel frame way beyond repairable . Now let’s not forget the condensation issues in a steel frame house and in fact I believe some banks will not lend on a house that’s got steel framing . Earth quakes ? Well timber will move back and forward but steel will buckle and now your roof will leak . Just a bad idea sorry .

[@ANTITRINITARIAN]

Nothing beats steel and concrete

[@jonitan76]

the white shirt guy sound like a jay leno

[@creature313]

wheres your safety glasses and ear protection? smh

[@EmmettConrecode]

With the fast growing wood the drywood termites eat wood like canned. It's the only choice.

[@Elior1030]

In latinoamerica they actually have still frame houses, I was surprised when I saw that.

[@memebro3181]

Yes it always is. However it's more expensive than wood frame for sure.

[@davidcollins7345]

No termites and it doesn’t burn… and they open the video attaching a sill while there’s wood sheathing behind him.

[@katelynnblatt9614]

nibbler is my dogs name, LOL

[@michaelmelocoton8197]

I like the nibler

[@backwardsrun]

I would like to build a steel framed house but I have the same problem as this video no steel designers or builders listed that I can find.??

[@christopherpowell1483]

Look up metal framing contractors in your area. Metal framing isn’t new to residential. It’s been around for a very long time. Metal framing is cheaper then wood framing.

[@tomparshall2450]

Where are you at ?I have been framing with steel for 30 years here in upstate NY !

[@spirituallyours64whengnats69]

Barndominium building in NC.

[@michaelsiebesma4535]

Look for guys that design with FRAMECAD. There are several people that are experts and very cost effective on there design.

[@PBS-nm1uu]

pointless

[@hankmoody6996]

I’m guessing it’ll help if a tree were to fall on the house ?

[@Keith-ui4tp]

Did he say steel doesn't burn , hmm twin towers??

[@Mmmmmmmmmmdamgoodmix]

How much wood was used in the project?

[@MrJackassz]

How much wood was reduced using steel

[@davidcollins7345]

Yeah, it’s hard to get on board with how fireproof and termite proof the framing is when the sheathing is all plywood. Subfloor too, I’d wager. I do like how straight the studs are, though. Densglass makes non-wood sheathing. I think you can get a similar product for subfloors as well. But I’m still trying to find an alternative to the PT lumber mudsill.

[@michaelsiebesma4535]

This looks so inefficient. Framecad is so far advanced. It is amazing how fast the metal frame technology is changing. It all about design manufacturing logistics speed and cost. There are many ways to do this. Bottom line you want to do things in the correct order. All the engineering up front. Then all the manufacturing. And finally the assembly. There is so much room for improvement. The new FRAMECAD BUILDING SYSTEM puts enormous efficiency into the whole project. End result is a frame that goes up in one or two days. No cutting no measuring no waste.

[@hamadilawson4396]

Do you work for FrameCad?

[@michaelsiebesma4535]

@@hamadilawson4396 No we have two FRAMECAD Machines . Plus we also do the ACT Building systems.. We slit, Roll Form, WaterJET, Bend and distribute Steel in the Southeast USA

[@obieelibya77]

Hello @@michaelsiebesma4535 , is there anyway I could reach out to you about your experience using FrameCAD, my Father and I have been doing quite a but of research on LGS and probably will proceed with opening a little LGS design-build company in North Africa. Would be much appreciated if I could ask you a few questions on your experience with FrameCAD. We're interested in the F324iT model.

[@shawnleach8726]

No face shield No hearing protection Come on now Osha lol

[@aniyahdilovelilioness747]

Shawn, ????? Please explain.

[@feralbigdog]

i have some questions, lets say you are doing the outside walls(and loadbearing, im assuming you have to do them like the outside), precut wood studs are already at a length for speed of framing, and have the roughly 3 inch taken off for the top and bottom plates, how much do you have to take off of the top and bottom channels? do all the exterior wall studs have to be the same length and exact or do you have wiggle room with intermediary studs? ive heard that for interior studs you just need the end studs at the right length and the ones inbetween(intermediary if i got the term right, if im wrong please correct me) can be a little short, does that apply to weight bearing(such as a 2nd floor or one that supports ceiling joists)? ive heard some use a crimper to fasten stud to channel, id like to hear a professionals oppinion on the use of those vs the screws, please.

[@SolitaryMaverick]

Termites will still eat drywall, trim, wood floors etc.

[@Reignunlimited]

Which can easily be ripped out and replaced without loss of structural integrity because of the steel structure. Although I’ve never seen termites eat drywall.

[@jodyj0]

Can cinderblock & steel homes be combined? Between cinderblock & steel which of the two is better? The advantage I notice is that steel can be many stories they use them in skyscrapers after all,but cinderblock can only be one story & any additional stories has to be wood frame.Price wise is steel the most expensive of the two? between steel & cinderblock that is.

[@joeziahbabb]

Interesting to see what Jay Leno would have done had comedy not worked out.

[@amilkarnogales2869]

I want to learn how to build with a steel frame in Canada. Where can I learn? I'm from Bolivia.

[@MrMickeyQ22]

Find a Mexican. 😂

[@tutnetam]

Link to this guys company?

[@shawnleach8726]

You need a hilti gx2 bro

[@tabrezmir4165]

They aren't load bearing studs

[@georgeobama-biden8670]

Too fast on the push - I thought you built a few of these already? ;)

[@brosefmcman8264]

I found a butt load of steel studs ( still in banding) at my local scrap yard and am currently paying around a $1.35 a board. So be sure to check your local scrap yard for a great deal

[@michaelsiebesma4535]

i have about three or more truck loads forsale at 45 cents lb. Lots of structural light gauge to 12 gauge G60 50 ksi. Bessemer al as is where is.

[@michaelsiebesma4535]

PS i have a list i am willing to send.

[@tutnetam]

@@michaelsiebesma4535 interested! What sizes do you have? What type?

[@michaelsiebesma4535]

@@tutnetam all are structural 50 ksi studs. Flanges from 1.625 to 3 inches. We s 1.625 to 12 inches. Gauges from .033 to .098. All are g60 or better. Some are punched some are unpunched.. all the material is produced by our company. The price was .40 lb. That has gone up because scrap and steel prices are going up weekly. Highest steel prices ever. This is a good deal for someone. I have a list. First come first serve. Cash. As is where is.. you may come and inspect. Located at our plants in Birmingham AL AND MONTEVALLO AL

[@yangmagic0703]

The last line was laughable

[@jonathanbeny]

It’s true. In any market, there is an inflection point, where production is cheap enough already at scale, and demand only increases prices. Steel framing isn’t there yet

[@Alex-Werner]

You cannot cut it by this saw because you burn out galvanic protection.

[@andangparsan2023]

Which saw?

[@Alex-Werner]

​@@andangparsan2023 flex

[@lningzhang6655]

what is the gauge you using in framing?

[@abellsacayan]

what guage of cold form steel did used?

[@AP-jg6vf]

Ed Horne looks and sounds like Jay Leno

[@propellerhead2000]

Framecad? Scottsdale?

[@markpalmer7832]

Hilti uses .27 cal loads.

[@cliffkachina3355]

Are you guys in Dallas areas?

[@daveh4925]

ive started using mushroom construction

[@jordankelley6005]

No plates. Tracks!

[@lazmotron]

Great video!

[@balloney2175]

"its depend"

[@andybel7039]

Anyone is upstate SC do this type of work?

[@michaelsiebesma4535]

Lots of Guys. Look up FRAMECAD and you will learn much.

[@dennisharris144]

I would love to use this for my next house but In a super cold climate I am concerned about the cold conducting into the house

[@ArthursHD]

If you go with double stud construction and/or other Passive House building techniques. It won't be an issue :)

[@rbnhd1976]

I was thinking put Huber ZIP insulated panels they have different thickness insulation

[@kc9scott]

What I've heard is to use exterior insulation. I'm still trying to figure out what the possible choices are in this regard. Personally, I'd want the insulation against the steel, and the plywood/OSB on the outside, but then any shear loads would tend to rock the screws back and forth in that insulation.

[@michaelsiebesma4535]

not a problem in the least. Just get the right designer. That problem has been over come a long time ago.

[@michaelsiebesma4535]

Don't be. You just have to be smart to avoid thermal bridging. Not that hard.

[@MrBugman2525]

Its cheaper than wood

[@michaelsiebesma4535]

It is not cheaper than wood. Wood still has about a 14% price advantage. However when scrap and time are calculated in metal begins to win. The problem currently is Steel is very hard to find. And it becoming hard to find.

[@machninety7334]

I would have steel for everything, but I would powder coat it first. Then, I would paint it with that radio signal blocking paint. Then glue cork to all of it, then rubber on top of that. This would isolate every piece as far as vibrations go. Then Tesla can’t come back from the dead and vibrate my home apart, and I could put a bowling lane in the upstairs and you’d never hear or feel it. I would Bolt everything together with drilled and tapped holes. Then once it’s torqued down to 100ftlbs, I would Also weld it if I knew for sure I wouldn’t be moving again. (If I am planning on moving I could unbolt my house and take it with me.)

[@michaelsiebesma4535]

Wow. Totally amazing. When would it be ready. LOL

[@stevenreid3190]

4:28 ... If you're cool with cutting and standing your studs to bear on a punch like that guy in the background, you're not allowed to frame any job of mine lol.

[@kc9scott]

Do you mean slightly earlier, like 4:22 where the joists and rim joist go above the window openings? If so, I think that would be an issue with the design. Whether or not there's an actual problem probably all boils down to the thickness of the steel that was used.

[@michaelsiebesma4535]

You should stick with wood.

[@jay-by1se]

why are they calling an a36 alloy I beam red iron?

[@CHEPOSPOOKY]

This in an old episode is easy to tell by the tools their using. Never use steel frame on a basement unless it's new and has adequate drainage set up . Never use it on bathrooms or kitchens or were windows or doors will be hung if you do you still will have to use wood to make it sturdy and be able to hold whatever your fastening to it .

[@dcentral]

He mentioned fire resistance of steel frame but that’s misleading. In an average house fire the temperatures rise fast and high enough to melt the steel frame that the structure will not be safe and will require a complete rebuild. Steel house may stay up longer while wood frame will burn down to the ground.

[@stevenreid3190]

You're totally right. What's really difference for the owner if one incinerates versus warps, the webs cripple, then lets parts of the structure go?

[@spirituallyours64whengnats69]

Get insurance. Lower.

[@danbiss87]

An average house fire where temperatures rise fast? You mean like a stick built home? The fire won't rage and spread similarly so your comparing apples to oranges... Think about it....

[@dcentral]

@@danbiss87 Even if apples to oranges the steel structure will warp enough to not be structurally sound. In a lot of towns and cities communities rely on volunteer fire departments or don’t have 3 minute response times for fire departments like in NYC. This means that steel frames will be exposed to longer fires giving more time for structural damage.

[@danbiss87]

@@dcentral Steel structure, drywall, insulation... All non combustable. 1/2" Drywall itself has a 15min fire rating. Clearly your still lost. You compare steel with stick frame... What exactly is going to rage long enough and burn hot enough to provide that level of damage in a steel framed house?

[@haroldfarnal8996]

The attractive part of having steel frames was mentioned: It does not flex on temperature changes. I am about to get a house built in a humid country in South East Asia where it is pretty much humid all the time AND the country is sitting right on top of the Pacific rim of fire.

[@SkylerKing]

Which country?

[@reddog1500]

How did your build turn out? I'm not interested in using concrete blocks throughout the entire home, as I'd like electrical and plumbing to be free-floating behind the walls.

[@mothman-jz8ug]

They talk tools. They talk termites. When does the part about thermal bridging come?

[@GlossaME]

Aha, that's what I'm looking far. If not for that, I would start building one tomorrow

[@michaelsiebesma4535]

Thermal Bridging is not a problem at all if the house is designed correctly. Over 200 homes says so.

[@GlossaME]

@@michaelsiebesma4535 Thank you. That's my worry so far. Also how do you hang kitchen furniture is another thing

[@michaelsiebesma4535]

@@GlossaME You fix the to the studs. They can in the design process but extra pieces into to attach to. I used the bolts that expand out an then tighten up. No problems wat so ever. Stronger than if they where in wood.

[@GlossaME]

@@michaelsiebesma4535 Very good to know. I am grateful for your answers, cheers

[@838WE7O6A]

What's the material for exterior wall?

[@michaelsiebesma4535]

Anything you want it to be

[@NS-dd9ou]

3:40 I wonder if the owner was happy with these guys wasting those 3 ft of steel.

[@oswaldogomez615]

Why will it last only 100 to 150 yrs?

[@blxfrd1727]

Because by then you have gotten tired of it.

[@Tipnotice]

Would still be nice if ANY of these videos would actually show how much weight they can hold for, TVs, shelfs, cabinets

[@Sports-Jorge]

Depends on the gauge and construction. 100% can hold a TV or Shelf... If screws are securely in metal stud. Home Reno Vision on KZbin (Canadian guy) did a video a few weeks ago on metal studs pro / cons. As a DIY home owner, I see the benefits and cons. Kinda still prefer wood in most applications.

[@spirituallyours64whengnats69]

Some are built & rated for high wind areas. 150 & 175mph. Holds alot.

[@michaelsiebesma4535]

Metal will hold way more than it equivalent in wood. As always that is why you must always use a designer and structural engineering. That way you will have knowledge of all the capacity of all that have loads on them.