Hi guys ,
Can someone please let me know
What is better steel or timber frame for single storey house
Pros vs cons
Not sure how good insulation is on the log run
Things like - putting a TV on the wall
Can I have some responses please
Thanks
Steel Vs Timber Frame for a House
Lordarainyday on 10/09/2022 - 20:13
Last edited 10/09/2022 - 20:45 by 1 other user
Last edited 10/09/2022 - 20:45 by 1 other user
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I have a steel frame house. The entire structure is grounded. Completely safe. Do you fear being in an office building?
Needs to be grounded? My point exactly..
Luckily, most houses are on the ground. Connecting the frame to a ground stake requires a short wire - probably about 40 bucks in total worth of materials.
Also, the electrical wiring in your current house residence is also grounded (at least required to be, if it is not then it is not compliant). Perhaps you should remove all the wires because, you know, always thinking about lightning strikes..
Very good article. But it forgot to point out that another crucial difference is that steel beams can't be melted by jet fuel. (Y'know, for example.)
Steel seems like a solid choice.
Bizarrely biased article. Steel environmentally friendly? 🤣
Steel if you want the house to stand for longer than you live for. Also, no termites. Insulation is an unrelated matter.
It does kinda suck for putting TVs/shelves on the walls though.
You can do it, just you have to drill into the steel beams instead of just slappin a nice fat screw into a wood stud.
But no termites is a big plus…
Timber. Renewable. Easier to accommodate issues of adjustments and extensions later.
Unless you're on top of a termite nest or in a cyclone alley, steel really should never be a consideration.
Also, steel will undoubtedly limit your builder options
steel is nicer
but gotta be careful not to strip the screw holes you make when screwing into studs
Brick is better than either.
Steel is good in some areas and timber is better in other areas. You have not given enough info, so you need to research more to see which one is more suitable for what you are trying to build.
It's not the 70's anymore.
Steel frames still have a long way to go. 40% of the manufactures have a good set up the rest are crap.
stodards/Lysaghts one of the original pioneers 20 years ago started with a "dog bone truss" which they still use today and is utter crap.Ask the builder what steel frame manufacturer are they using. Most of them will use several. The builder will use someone else to build the frame. It won't be the builder
Termites hungry enough will eat the paper off the back of your dry walls before you notice the skirting board gone.Insulation is not a factor being a frame.
I could say a lot of negatives on steel. But there's a place for steel and hopefully all of them get it right soon..
I have a steel frame house. 10 year old.
Positives:
- Never have to worry about termites or rot
- The walls are slightly thinner than timber framed walls. Slightly more interior space
- Fully recyclable when the house is eventually torn down
Negatives:
- Shelving products usually assume you have timber frame. Always need to source different screws when fixing stuff to the wall
- If you ever have to crawl into the roof space you'll have to be a lot more careful walking on steel trusses. They flex, and are spaced further apart. Use crawl boards.
- Rare, but sometimes you'll hear a noise from the structure expanding due to heat
If I was building again, I would choose steel. No problems with insulation or heat transfer from the structure into the house. No issues with radio or mobile reception inside.
What's indication of cost of materials and build differential?
I don't know, as the builder only offered steel frame homes.
If going for steel, make sure your builder has experience using it. As that will also make a difference.
My apartment has steel furring channels and I find with temperature fluctuations. You do hear it expand and contract. Sometimes it can be very loud.
I am unsure though if this would be the same in a house though.
Rust? I watched a steel framed house being built the builders were cutting some sections on site & painting the cut ends apparently to prevent rust, I just wonder how effective the paint will be over time.
Using stuff like cold gal is very effective. With cladding and a roof I.e the material is out of the weather it ain’t going to do anything in your lifetime.
Steel sheeting for roofing is cut and the ends aren't resprayed, and that's directly exposed to water. I'm surprised you saw painting on site to seal cuts, as steel framing is thin sheet metal rolled into forms.
Built a steel frame house with a "Royal" steel frame builder in 2015…the only negative things I can say are the need to have placed wooden noggings in (before plastering) to where you would be hanging things on the walls eg: tv and that the house makes lots of noises with also having a colorbond metal roof and the roof trusses expanding and contracting in the heat.
Pointless question without giving a lot more info, esp where you live.
My answer: double brick. There is no substitute. backup choice: insulated concrete forms.
I thought they gave up on steel homes decades ago.
No problems with my steel house of about 10years (double-story). At least not related to the steel. I didn't want the ongoing hassle of termite protection. Bluescope system I believe,
Was warned about movement noises, but have heard none, except maybe on a very hot day (the noise may not be steel related)
Builder let me put in some noggings when the house was framed, so no issue for TVs, Shelving, Dryer etc. But required some planning in this area.
There was a slight premium at the time, but I would do it again.
A steel framed house may restrict your wifi coverage.
Hi guys ,
Thank you for your valuable feedback
Looks like steel frame houses wins 😊 in the long run .
Thanks once again 😊
I prefer timber, always think about lightning strikes..