benefits of steel

Whenever we as a people build any building which is expected to carry alot of weight, span a long distance, hold up against anything that nature throws at it, and be maintenance free, we use steel to do the job.
Industrial buildings use red iron steel I beams, posts, and purlins for the structure. Light gauge metal studs are used to fill in the exterior walls and to build interior walls wherever they are wanted. Because of the steel I beams' ability to span long distances, rooms are wide open without the need of bearing walls. This means that the interior walls go wherever the owner chooses to place them - (if at all).
Furmark is using this same style of durable steel framing, introducing it with a PLASTIC PLYWOOD SHEETING
and bringing it to the residential level. We believe that our homes should be just as strong, safe, and maintenance free as the buildings that we work in each day.
When most people hear about this for the first time they picture a home that looks like an industrial building. This is not the case. A steel home can look just the same as any other conventional home. The biggest difference is that metal homes have some great advantages that will be explained below.

First of all, in order to compare them, the wood framed home would have to be built to a comparable standard of the steel home. Compare the strength and durability of a 4 x 4 wood post to the same of a 4 x 4 steel post.

Steel being a mineral, is consistant. It will stay where you put it, for as long as you leave it there. Wood is organic and when it has been cut, will continue to deteriorate over time, until it becomes dirt.
With a steel frame, bearing is on the exterior posts, so in most cases building has a completely open plan. Interior walls can then go where you desire to place them, giving layout flexibility during construction.
Most homes are built with a 2 x 4 framing. Steel homes have a 6 - 8 inch thick wall. One advantage is greater insulation value.
A steel home is designed, engineered and manufactured in a factory. When it arrives on the building site it is bolted and fastened together. This dramatically reduces the time it takes to erect, compared to having each piece of lumber cut and nailed individually on site.
Because a metal home is manufactured in the factory, it only produces on average 3% of waste,(which is 100% recyclable). An average wood home produces about 25% waste.
Steel buildings give far greater protection for your family - whatever Mother Nature may send your way. Steel is not only strong but is also flexible and one of the best materials to withstand EARTHQUAKES, HURRICANES, TORNADOS, FIRES and FLOODS. Steel will not start on fire nor will it feed a fire once it is started. There are no issues with TERMITES, ROTTING, DECAYING or MOLD and the problems of twisted, warpped or split lumber are elliminated.