Light Gauge Steel Floor Framing

Light gauge steel construction is very similar to wood framed construction in principle the wooden framing members are replaced with thin steel sections.

Light gauge steel floor framing.

No longer just studs tracks and headers. All steel offers panelized load bearing walls and 3 different types of floor systems to suit the needs and expectations of the individual project and. Advantages of light gauge steel framing the name of the game with lgs is precision. Cold formed steel structures are both lightweight and strong helping the job to get completed quickly.

We see what the future for walls holds and we are acting on it with steel framing products that perform as a system backed by intelligent design tools and fully capable engineering services. Every joist is cold rolled a galvanized steel sheet is pulled through a die that gives the joist its shape perfectly straight and to the exact dimension you specify see sidebar above. Unlike wood steel framing is non combustible and also resists warping rotting and insect damage. The steel sections used here are called cold formed sections meaning that the sections are formed or given shape at room temperature.

As a metal light gauge steel won t rot split warp shrink twist burn or become termite food. Also since it goes to recycling facilities the waste can even produce some income to offset project costs. This is in contrast to thicker hot rolled sections that are shaped while the steel is molten hot. No longer just a division between space.