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*+->>*+-Sorry, gotta call BS on this one. Every year on my trip to Lake Charles,
*+->>*+-in SW Louisiana, I get to see the inside of several residential new
*+->>*+-construction sites. All wood. Yes, termites are a problem down there,
*+->>
*+->>Thanks. THis is what the engineers who gave the PDH course on steel
*+->>studs told us. However, they said "won't insure" - are you sure they
*+->>are insured?
*+->
*+->They uses wood studs in all load bearing stud walls in the houses
*+->around here (SW Florida) and they all get insurance with no problems.
*+->The steel studs are only used in partition walls.
*+->Termite treatment is required on the dirt under the slabs
*+-Perhaps the confusion is that homeowner's insurance doesn't cover termite
*+-damage. That's true above the Mason Dixon line too.
Well, these guys were from NYC and the got a contract to build studs for Katrina, so maybe their view of "down south" was limited by what the people they were working with told them.
The other thing is I've seen ads in Structural Engineer for a hybrid steel stud that had pressboard over it.
They told us steel studs cost more but since remnants can be recycled, they turn out net cheaper than wood.
By eye, I'd say about half the buildings I see being built in NYC are steel stud. I hear ads all the time by General, Anthem, and Nucor on the financial radio station for steel buildings. And there is even a Metal Construction trade rag.
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