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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (59332)	1/18/2001 3:06:13 PM
From: flatsville	Read Replies (3) of 436258

I wouldn't toss lumber just yet. I don't think steel quite captured that 25% of the residential market the industry was after. In fact, the homebuilding boom of the last few years might have actually slowed adoption. I keep hearing (actually reading) contractors complain that they can't get the opportunity/time to change over just yet. There's obviously a "learning curve" involved for the crews. I experienced that myself. One guy noted: "I don’t care how good a framing crew you have, wood will change. Either that or your supplier gets behind and ships you a load of green wood. But steel is steel. It remains square. This means a builder doesn’t have an angry homeowner calling in year later complaining about nail pops or grout that cracked because the floor settled. The last thing your tape man wants to hear is that he’s got to stop work on a paying job and go back to a home he helped build months ago." The same guy was also looking forward to relief from volatile lumber prices and a pleniful supply of light-gauge steel used in residential construction.

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