A 50% import duty on steel imports is raising material costs for fire-resistant house framing. Statistics show that newer ...

Some people believe that a steel-frame will interfere with TV, radio and garage-door openers. That’s not true. A steel-framed house is no more likely to be hit by lightning than a stick built house.

Floor Joist. Floor joists are the framing members that support the floor and walls above them. They run horizontally and are usually spaced 12, 16 or 24 inches on-center. They are supported by the ...

Prefabs of steel: Lustron house a manufactured marvel that still stands tough after 60 years. Updated: Oct. 31, 2010, 3:00 p.m. ... steel framing, interior walls and ceiling.

The Steel House is made of quarter-inch Corten steel, ... “I asked my dad what they were, and he said, ‘Mijo, that’s a man building a house made out of steel. ...

The framework reinforces the wood-framed structure, which had been a rooming house and a hospital before being turned into a ...

The Board of Zoning Appeals gave Keith Johnson permission to try to complete his dream house, despite his neighbors’ complaints that the project has turned into a nightmare. Johnson (pictured) is the ...

Construction will begin Monday on the long-awaited Steel House Lofts, a project that will turn a nearly 100-year-old building that once housed iron and steel into a modern living space just south ...

Glass walls and a gridded steel frame define Avala House, which architecture studio Ten has created in a sloping orchard on the Avala mountain in Belgrade, Serbia. The dwelling was commissioned by ...

The Steel House, an architectural wonder that is equal parts home and art piece, has been a central part of Lubbock, Texas folklore for decades. ... By the time the building was done, ...