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SCAFCO steel framing products replace a wide range of conventional
wood construction. Steel studs are vastly superior to wood
in many ways, including:
- Steel does not shrink, rot, splinter, twist, crack,
or settle.
- Steel is non-combustible in a fire (most insurance
companies offer lower rate for steel framed structures).
- Steel framing is dimensionally stable.
- SCAFCO steel studs prepunched holes lower electrical
and plumbing installations costs.
- Steel framing cost of installation are often lower
than wood with trained crews.
- Steel studs are manufactured to exact order lengths,
reducing labor costs and waste scrap.
- Competitive to or costs less than wood.
- Steel Framing environmentally Friendly/Energy Efficient.
- Studs can be recycled when removed
- Steel is 67.8% made from recycled steel.
- Absolute resistance to termites, carpenter ants and
all other insects.
- Superior performance in earthquake and hurricane zones.
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