12-09-2007, 01:10 PM
The main thing with steel here is keeping weather & water away - and to treat all cuts to keep from rusting (we are using a cold zinc dip).... also heavier gauge steel studs seem to last longer.
We have a aluminum frame house built in the early seventies with no damage to the metal frame, but most of the wood used in the house was gone, only the redwood pieces were were left fairly untouched, all of the other wood in the doors, trim & posts were eaten away by termites....
The joys of Paradise!
We have a aluminum frame house built in the early seventies with no damage to the metal frame, but most of the wood used in the house was gone, only the redwood pieces were were left fairly untouched, all of the other wood in the doors, trim & posts were eaten away by termites....
The joys of Paradise!