Change is hard. Breaking away from the norm is hard. Being different and stepping outside the box is hard. The fact of the matter is that steel will eventually replace wood built homes. There are so many benefits of an Oregon steel home it makes one wonder why it has taken so long to get where it is at and why it is not further along. The reality was stated above. Change takes time and it is hard. Loggers don’t want steel built homes. Lumber mills don’t want them either.

Here is why steel built homes are better for you, the environment, and your checking account.

• Steel is non-flammable which in turn creates a fire resistant house which will help protect you, your family and your belongings.
• Steel can be recycled for an eternity.
• Steel does not warp or twist which in turn keeps everything held together as tightly as the day it was assembled.
• Steel does not wick moisture so there is no dry rot, mild or mildew.
• Steel framing is built to order so there is little to no waste.
• A 2,000 sq ft home made of steel is recycling 3.8 old cars from the junk yard.
• A 2,000 sq ft home made of steel saves 3.5 truck loads of logs.
• Harvesting wood for housing produces over seven times the greenhouse gas emissions of steel.
• Switching to steel in all new residential construction would have 2.9 times the positive impact on the US CO2 emissions over requiring every new car and light truck sold to be a hybrid or other technology that doubled gas mileage.
• Steel is precision manufactured (square and plumb): doors, windows all fit for life of home.
• Termite free: no wood-no termite, no pest control cost, no repairs over life of home.
• Steel is pre engineered. It speeds up construction because there is no measuring or cutting at site.
• Steel framing is pre-drilled for assembly: lower cost for sub contractors.
• Steel is earth quake resistant.
• Life expectancy of wood framed house is about sixty (60) year then requires extensive maintenance and some times demolition where steel lasts up to 600 years then fully recycled.

If you are thinking about building a new home in Oregon we highly recommend checking into building a steel frame home. What you will find is that you will be building a better home that is more energy efficient, earth friendly and costs about the same as a wood house.