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Everywhere, even worse in those situations b/c they commonly use cinder block as well. The more
Posted by: slimetime (2065) on 2014-08-02 21:57:03 In Reply to: are you speaking specifically about high humidity locations? Because steel framing is commonly posted by TheLex on 2014-08-02 19:30:05	Share \| Report

kiln dried wood the better IMHO. I read an article in Fine Homebuilding 8 or 9 years ago that calculated how much water it would take a building to begin to condensate and I remember the difference between construction techniques adding up to a several hundred gallon difference.

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Things are moving along nicely. Framing on first flloor is near complete and the 2nd floor - hoTTub 2014-08-02 09:06:22 (308 views)
- you gotta be stoked.... - Zoomer 2014-08-03 21:07:08 (113 views)
  - I am, the garage area is going to be glorious - hoTTub 2014-08-04 09:49:58 (99 views)
- Exciting - Reggie 2014-08-03 17:17:42 (102 views)
- very cool - saucy 2014-08-02 13:25:33 (98 views)
- wow, nice layout. I wonder how much more it would cost for steel studs instead of wood - TheLex 2014-08-02 11:46:28 (164 views)
  - No way I would ever use steel, it takes very little moisture to reach a building's maximum - slimetime 2014-08-02 17:27:47 (187 views)
    - are you speaking specifically about high humidity locations? Because steel framing is commonly - TheLex 2014-08-02 19:30:05 (148 views)
      - Everywhere, even worse in those situations b/c they commonly use cinder block as well. The more - slimetime 2014-08-02 21:57:03 (148 views)
        
        The wood stud vs steel stud argument doesn't really have merit. It's more about personal pref and... - gtreng 2014-08-03 13:52:52 (119 views)
  - Maybe inititally, but they're going to move over the years anyway. - irish21 2014-08-02 11:56:05 (156 views)
    - plus wierd stuff could happen with the plumbing and electrical trades if they aren't experienced. - ModifiedA4 2014-08-02 12:52:10 (110 views)
- nice! - ModifiedA4 2014-08-02 10:12:01 (102 views)

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