| For decades people have been building their homes | | | | 2. Home owners can stay free from the worry of |
| with wood. In the past the old trees made a good | | | | termites. |
| building material which can be used in residential and | | | | 3. Wood works as fuel in case your house catches |
| commercial properties. Today with growing | | | | fire, where as steel decreases the chances of fire |
| environmental concerns the price of wood keeps in | | | | getting spread. |
| increasing and at the same time quality of wood as a | | | | 4. Insurance cost is low if your house is built with |
| building material is deteriorating. | | | | steel. |
| On the contrary, there are many home owners who | | | | 5. Steel is also considered to be a tough building |
| are considering Steel Frame Homes as one of the | | | | material during the times of natural calamities such as |
| most viable building material from strength, durability | | | | earthquake, hurricane, thunder storm and flood like |
| and green solution perspective. Home and office | | | | situations. |
| builders use Red Iron, which adds strength to the | | | | Apart from the above mentioned facts Steel can be |
| structures and Light Gauge Steel is used in making | | | | reused in case the owner wishes to bring down the |
| non-structural frames. Steel is already been used as a | | | | house which makes steel a green material. Where as |
| building material in commercial buildings, schools and | | | | if a wooden house is brought down most often |
| hospitals for a while now. Now even Home Owners | | | | wood used in the building is trashed. Further, trees |
| who are building their new houses or remodeling their | | | | are directly linked to the Eco-system so cutting down |
| current houses are opting for using steel framed | | | | the trees is not encouraged. On the contrary steel |
| homes. | | | | does not affect the Eco-system in anyways. |
| Below are some of the benefits of using steel as a | | | | So it's definitely something to think about if you are |
| building material: | | | | planning to build a new house or remodel your |
| 1. Steel structures and frames are far stronger than | | | | current house. |
| wooden structures and frames. | | | | |