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Wood or Light gauge steel roof framing?
Last Post 10 Jan 2013 09:00 AM by
Alton
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karlhodges
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09 Jan 2013 09:20 PM
I live in Southwest Louisiana. I am not sure which is the better route to take with my ICF walls. I am building a 2100 sq. ft. house with 9' first story walls and the second story is all under/inside the hip roof. The roof is a 9/12 and the house is about a 40' x 40' square. (give or take) Any advice on which framing method for interior wall and roof with ICF exteriors would be very helpful. Thanks...
Alton
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10 Jan 2013 09:00 AM
Because of termites in your area I would avoid using wood for interior framing. Have you considered using metal studs and metal trusses/rafters? Also look at paperless drywall. (Starve the termites.) If you are close to the gulf, then the studs should be G90 to protect them from salt air.
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