G'Day
The Builder we are currently talking to offers Steel Frame or Timber Frame at the same price
I notice that pa1nter has built a steel framed house http://www.somersoft.com/forums/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4052
As we are building in sand, I would not expect termites to be a major problem, however having said that, they are a winged insect at part of their life cycle and are happy to eat any cellulose product. Even a steel framed house has a lot of timber in it so my question is not about insect infestations, it is primarily about static in the house.
Mike and I lived in a steel framed unit at Cootamundra thirty years ago, the static electricity was truly horrible, I crackled off every surface, my hair would float upwards and crackle when I brushed it, the TV had many interesting programs on 'snow' and I simply couldn't hear the radio if the units on either side had their kitchen fluoro lights on.
So has anybody had any experience with modern steel framed houses?
Happy to hear your stories on the good, the bad and the ugly.
Thanks
Kristine
The Builder we are currently talking to offers Steel Frame or Timber Frame at the same price
I notice that pa1nter has built a steel framed house http://www.somersoft.com/forums/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4052
As we are building in sand, I would not expect termites to be a major problem, however having said that, they are a winged insect at part of their life cycle and are happy to eat any cellulose product. Even a steel framed house has a lot of timber in it so my question is not about insect infestations, it is primarily about static in the house.
Mike and I lived in a steel framed unit at Cootamundra thirty years ago, the static electricity was truly horrible, I crackled off every surface, my hair would float upwards and crackle when I brushed it, the TV had many interesting programs on 'snow' and I simply couldn't hear the radio if the units on either side had their kitchen fluoro lights on.
So has anybody had any experience with modern steel framed houses?
Happy to hear your stories on the good, the bad and the ugly.
Thanks
Kristine