Light Gauge Steel Trusses

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Light gauge Steel Framing is an excellent building material with its own set of distinct benefits for the builder and property owner. Environmentally, steel is a fully recyclable material that does not deplete old growth forest and its use results in only 2% scrape versus 20% for lumber.

From a builders standpoint steel offers:

• Highest strength-to-weight ratio
• Lightest framing material
• Straight walls & corners
• Windows and doors open and close precisely
• Small punch list
• Price stability
• High value perception by clients

• Stronger, safer structures with greater durability and less maintenance
• Increased foundation stability due to less structural weight
• Greater earthquake and wind resistance
• Fire safety
• Impervious to termites, fungi or any other organism
• Inorganic - will not rot, warp, split, crack or creep
• Dimensionally stable - does not expand or contract with moisture content

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