Open Web Floor Truss

[Daniel]

Metal is great. The cost is MUCH higher than it used to be...studs were like 50 cents a few years ago...now wood is cheaper. If you build your floor out of steel be sure to put tons of glue as it will be prone to squeaking. My house is all steel frame and we have built several steel houses. My advice on floors: use cement. Even second floors. Steel and cement, the only way to go. You can even make countertops out of steel or cement. Termites will amaze you. They eat treated lumber, utility pole soaked in tar, T1-11...etc...but not steel. Rust is not a problem, I have old studs and beams that have been sitting outside for years and they still look good.

Daniel R Diamond