Steel verses Wood; Future Proof Your Investment

par | Mar 5, 2026 | Non classé | 1 comment

The majority of perspective home buyers are not aware of the limits imposed upon their choice of building materials. While there are anti-trust laws to guard the public from businesses removing there choices or available options, there are none when it comes to house construction! That’s a rather alarming issues within our country. Electric vehicles were the result of a similar blocking by the big 3 automotive industry leaders. So, today finally after decades of wood only built housing, steel is beginning to emerge, but not by choice of the builders but rather the result of natural disasters like wind, fire, and earthquakes. As well as a more savvy public consumers who has been paying to much for to long for inferior buildings.

Enter the CFS (cold-formed steel) housing revolution…with the rising cost of insurance, and diminishing home owner warrantee on the largest investment most will make in their lifetime, they now have a choice! Look at some of the things that the current building practices have saddled owners with…

WOOD

    • Wood is organic so when exposed to moisture it develops molds and funguse.
    • It is a natural attractant to pest like termites and carpenter ants, currently the largest cost of damages to homes.
    • It is dimensionally unstable and will warp, twist, and crack.
    • While living it secquesters carbon, but at its end of life it is generally burned hence releasing all that carbon back into the environment. Generally, its a one and done use.

STEEL

    • Is the most recycled material on the planet, generally not less that 40% of its content is from recycling.
    • It is dimensionally stable, straight, percisely consistant.
    • It is 5 times as strong as wood
    • It last 200-300 years with the same level of maintenance.
    • At the end of its use it is 100% recycled into new products or LGF light gauge framing again.
    • Say good-bye to squeeky floors, out of square and non-functioning windows and doors.

So, what if you wanted new home today? chances are you’ll compare wood framing systems because it used to be your only choice. However, CFS framing is changing that! Currently, you’ll wait between 6-9 months for a builder to construct your inferior wood framed home. But with our Panelized Factory Precision automated systems your home including the foundation could be ready in as little as 20 days from the day we set the foundation.

Steel is extremely precise so a conventional site built foundation does not make sense. Our PreCAST foundations are manufactured to the same high level of tolerance and fits perfectly with our Panelized System. Our floors, walls, and Roofs come 100% complete including doors, windows, exterior and interior finishes, all plumbing and electrical system too. But it does not stop there, we include all prefabricated interconnecting piping and wiring systems, including from the main power distribution panel to the utilities in the street. If you want landscaping we can provide that as well! The only thing we can’t provide is the people…get it…

So, the truth of the matter is that you now do have a choice and we’re ready to assist you in that decision, and just for your information, steel framing is at parr with wood these days and its getting less expensive as time goes on.

A PreFAB home is not a kit, they are custom manufactured panelized system that include site erection and move-in ready in about 20 days.

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