Metal or Wood Framed Home - Which To Chose? 

There is absolutely no good reason to use a wood frame over a steel frame which is the closest thing to printing your home and erecting it in days with just a few unskilled guys. You save money on the wood but you loose money on labor so at the end steel is cheaper and lasts forever!

I'm a licensed contractor in California. Here's are the benefits of going with metal opposed to using wood according to my 27 years of this stuff. Metal is more fire resistant, metal does not expand or shrink like wood does, it is straighter does not bow , more water resistant, termite proof, faster to install, materials could be cheaper depending on the gauge of the material as well as the width of the material.How ever wood is the standard they generally use because at the end of the day it cost more to build load bearing metal stud structures then it does to do in wood.

Some of what you say is true but some of it is not true. Your video is misleading due to the incorrect content. Steel is superior to wood. Wood burns, wood rots when exposed to water, wood warps, wood expands and contracts based on relative humidity, insects love wood, you are limited in the distances you can span with wood (even engineered lumber), wood houses will make noise , the walls and ceilings will not be straight. And there is a double digit waste factor with wood. Wood studs and joists are heavier to carry and move. You DO need detailed drawings and inspectors must inspect to catch all the mistakes the framers make. On a 2,000 sq. ft. house, the construction is simple. Ceiling heights are generally low, spans are limited, you can pretty much use dimensional lumber from the warehouse guys and many framers are available. There are building codes and someone must be sure the framers are building according to code. Wood is essentially fastened with nails from airguns. Without special steel clips and straps (which are screwed to the wood members) are needed to have wind resistance and counter heavy wind shear loads. The load bearing beams (from dimensional lumber, engineered lumber or Gluelams) are heavy and hard to get into place and difficult to move. Also the spans are limited and longer spans gets very expensive. CFS (cold formed steel) framing can be used in most any building. On small houses it is comparable to wood in place price. The larger and more complex the structure becomes, you have more advantages with CFS (cold formed steel). CFS is available in multiple gauges. You also have the advantage of either buying the material in lengths depending on the struct We are engineers (civil, structural, geo-technical) and construction managers with 30 to 40 years of experience (each of us). Both require calcs, drawings and engineer's seal and signature for residential structures.

wood is scarce & heavy to transport... also crimp & expand, insect prone, plus water/ moisture is the end to your structure... LSF is completely recyclable & has a 50x lifespan compared to timber... good video though

No mention of insulation either. Metal conducts the heat and cold very easy so you need to insulate more for the same R value and need to be even more careful with creating a proper barrier between the inside and outside to protect against condensation in your walls which can lead to premature rusting of the steal beams and fastners and the build up of mold on any wood or organic surfaces the metal studs touch. Thermal bridging is still an issue with wood frames, but not nearly as big of problem as it is with steal.

Lots of comments from people that have no idea of the long term effects of using steel over timber .I have built steel and timber frames and trusses for over 33 years -thousands of projects . I stopped using steel due the the long term effects on the environment and future generations. Steel production alone makes for over 30 % of the earth's green houses gas . Timber is a sustainable product.Timber has is great thermal product, strong and costs effective.If it is a cold day with steel you have a cold house Long term you will find timber move more and more to high rise as we look to product our resources and planet .Steel expands and conracts more than timber "Coefficient of thermal expansion "We all need to be Carbon Warriors . We should only use steel when there is no option. All homes need to be rated on the long term effects of the build overalllifetime.easy to make a score system Steel would have no chance- Natural products will always be No 1 ask mother nature she built the place we all live in .

Concrete and steel

By chance I been looking into building a house (be in the future) I want it to be my forever home. So I’m thinking about using steel. Do you think a house could be built with steel that has bay windows,attic (that’s walk in) and a basement with a tornado shelter? Or would wood be a better option? Cause i know wood can rot,break and have damage overall cause of moisture and what not but steel seems to last way longer than wood and safer but not sure if they could do a custom built house that’s steel. Do you you think a house that’s custom designed would fit with steel? Also I heard steel is also good for the environment rather than wood. I know everything has its advantages and disadvantages but steels looks like the better choice (definitely in the long run) but how would replacing it be? Compare to wood frame house?

Metal framing and trusses covered with insulated roof panels

This person know s nothing about construction, metal stud framing is WAY easier for electricians and plumbers!!!

What about a hybrid of wood and steel? Like the wall bearings and the way the materials change when there are shifts in metal...

You forgot to mention wood's susceptibility to aquire mold, which is big one IMO.

I would choose the metal frame not, because of it rusting either. It's the fact more simple to change out then pinewood. If i were to choose wood imagine all the breakage, water damage applied to that of being whole. Next i would have to began going in to more investigative work on how deep a crack in wood will be 😫

How about ICF exterior and metal frame interior?

As a carpenters apprentice, I find that metal framing is so much easier to work with than wood. It’s like building legos everything just goes together with ease, everything is straight and once you lock all the walls in, it’s 10x more sturdy than wood.

We manufacture steel frames and our computer system calculates everything and provides a schematic for the home builder. Our system even calculates where the pipes, screws and wires will go and then prints the steel with those specifics in mind.

Lumber was less $ when I first noticed steel framing. Now lumber cost/ has gone up, yet steel still cost more. I get it though. Still I prefer lumber due to its adaptability. Plus it’s easier for the common person to change and hang things with a nail/screw than on steel.

16 years in the smart home automation business and this is incorrect. I’d rather pre wire a metal frame house than a wood frame house.

How many tons of steel have been used in that steel house ?

voiceover is weird

Amazing how it's changed in just the last two years. Design time one week. ,for frame 3 days closed in on slab three days. 1500 square ft.

I hired a dry liner to retrofit insulation on a 10 meter wall, once the standard prep was done. I brewed a coffee and went off to write a short email. I didn't even finish the email before the guy had installed the top and bottom tracks fitted and 12 upright studs up. He left the studs loose so he could fit the 600mm rockwool sound slabs, pushing each one up tight, so there were no gaps, then screwed top and bottom. I was blown away by how fast the wall went up. With the addition of an L bracket every other stud, the wall is rock solid. MF is the future.

Would also catches fire a lot easier and holds moisture creating mold

Wood is for campfire and Timber is for construction learn the difference

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Do you build in Williamson county? We are wanting to get a two story home with a 40X45 footprint priced out for post frame construction.

I used Vibranium to build my Homes frame.

Funny, cause in the end you will use wood too.

Build a house with wood is crazy, when you get old or die, your child will pay for termite and weathered repair cost,.. take your time for study and build concrete or steel frame... to Build a house not for 20year but 2000year or forever... Build your own real castle even it tiny

Wood disadvantage is flammable burn to ash

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You missed the biggest flaws of wood: 1. exposure to water or moisture will twist bend and deteriorate your structure very quickly (in matter of hours), with rot and mold as a bonus 2. wood will sag and bow no matter what under the load, forget about level floors and walls in as little as 5 years after construction 3. Wood is flammable Conclusion: build your whole house with a concrete, steel and glass only (including roof) if you want your house to last and not to repair it every other 5 to 10 years. It takes mor planning and effort for comparable price, but you will forget what is maintenance, will sleep well if tornado or hurricane comes over, or forest fires approach behind the hill. The Europeans (Germans) are laughing their asses off that we are still building houses from the wood. Wood has its place, if you build a cabin in the woods, for decoration or furniture but NOT a building material for your home.

"termites do not eat metal" YET! LoL

I deffunately think a wooden house is a complete waste of time and money.

You obviously don't live in the soggy Pacific Northwest, because you didn't mention rot as a disadvantage for wood.

The possibility of metal framing are endless? I framed nearly everything under the sun, with metal?.

This is like comparing Superman to Spiderman. I wonder who's better? 😏

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He forgot to say that wood is a fire fuel .. metal is not .. Another one is water proofing. Wood does not stand next to water. Galvanized steel can stand next to water .. these are two major problems with wood next to steel.

Wood has better compressive strength for hanging cabinets. Its easier to shoot a nail than to screw a screw. That's probably its only advantage.

We can actually growth material matching desired property while large amount of metal affect environment heat , electromagnetic , and wind and hidden blood affect by hidden radiation same as concrete. Wood can manage in growth like food and if treated with liquid and proper paint and heat wook last thousand years and it had no influence in reincarnation human as pet like metal house frame

Wood burns.

What gauge is the square metal that is being tested ?

does wood a steel work together in Canada and northern side of USA ?

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that dubbing lol almost as bad as Tommy Wiseau

I think CFS is a much better product. We can erect a 1200 sq ft frame one story in one day. That includes all trusses. We use frame cad system. We build from 20 gauge to 14 gauge. True wood assemblers are easier to find. But metal guys are catching up. Wood is cheaper in most cases. But metal lasts longer. Goes up quicker with less waste. I would choose CFS hands down over wood all day long

There's no sound

If you use steel, do you save on any inspections?

what a dumb test, i thought it would be something clever

Lol, yes we all throw our houses at concrete walls. Man!

What is the cost of metal frame compared to wooden frame

7:00 you can get the same result by using screws in wooden construction also.

Could you make a video covering insulation and thermal bridging when building with a metal frame. Would wrapping the exterior with rockwool insulation reduce thermal bridging and reduce sound. It would also make the building more secure from fire. This is how I would like to build my house extension, cost permitting.

Can one opt for a staggered framing with steel on the outside and Glulam or T-Studs 16" OC on the inside?

Fire damage to house is a limitation too for wood.

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The structural wood problems you said were solved in the early 2000 in Germany, Austria and Italy

Carbon fiber, I-beam construction concrete with prestressed rebar… solar panel shingle roof, Insulated concrete form for walls.

The word is choose, ignoramus

If 99% of residential builders dont have skill of steel construction. It will be hard and double your cost