Re: light gauge steel studs, tracks etc.

Hi Ernie,

I visited your multiply account and was I surprised (more like excited)! Can you actually build a whole house using just JEA steel frames bolted on concrete without using hollow blocks or pre-fab modular elements (like Vazbuilt's) and wrapping them with cement boards? How would they stand up to today's destructive typhoons, the likes of Ondoy, Basyang, etc?

Re: light gauge steel studs, tracks etc.

ondoy would be different kasi thats flood waters, whats the typhoon after ondoy? its has wind speeds of 100+ km per hour.

the technology has been there for a long time na,US uses timber constructuction since i dont know when and has slowly shifted to using steel frame as it is more constant in measurements plus the prices dont fluctuate as much as wood.

anyways, syempre i live in one just so i know how it feels and so far so good. we actually call it a happy home. i've built 2 of this na and the biggest so far is the one standing along ADB Ave, its the Show Room for the ADB Condo Towers right beside prestige parking lot.

then i added some of the pics from last nights Party.

Re: light gauge steel studs, tracks etc.

Interesting! I wanted to say more kaya lang nakakahiya because this thread is not about building houses through steel frames. I think discussions on steel frame construction deserve an entire thread altogether.

Anyway, the reason I am asking is because I still have a space in my lot that I am thinking of expanding later. I just do not have the money to progress that plan yet.

Cheers and God bless you in your projects.

Re: light gauge steel studs, tracks etc.

Interesting! I wanted to say more kaya lang nakakahiya because this thread is not about building houses through steel frames. I think discussions on steel frame construction deserve an entire thread altogether.

Anyway, the reason I am asking is because I still have a space in my lot that I am thinking of expanding later. I just do not have the money to progress that plan yet.

Cheers and God bless you in your projects.

Great idea ! Count me in too.. Plan to expand a second floor atop the existing dirty kitchen.

A new thread Pleaseee....