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To: LLCF who wrote (59262)1/18/2001 1:26:26 PM
From: flatsville  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
Dunno...Just starting a general search on this right now.

michaelholigan.com

thathomesite.com

The change in trend is clearly underway...even for the do-it-yourselfer.

(Depending on which search engine you use you can get some mighty interesting urls for "steel studs" let me tell you.<ggg>)



To: LLCF who wrote (59262)1/18/2001 1:55:30 PM
From: Roads End  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 436258
 
3-4% of the cost of a house is in framing lumber. If you feel warm and fuzzy in the steel office cube, a steel framed house could be for you but don't expect it to cost less than conventional wood framing, it just aint so.