Framing in construction is the fitting together of pieces to give a structure support and shape.
Light metal framing construction.
Steel ranges drastically between 0 50 and 75 per linear foot and is the only type of metal framing available for both residential and commercial structures.
Light gauge steel construction is very similar to wood framed construction in principle the wooden framing members are replaced with thin steel sections.
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Framing materials are usually wood engineered wood or structural steel the alternative to framed construction is generally called mass wall construction where horizontal layers of stacked materials such as log building masonry rammed earth adobe etc.
Are used without framing.
This is in contrast to thicker hot rolled sections that are shaped while the steel is molten hot.
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The steel sections used here are called cold formed sections meaning that the sections are formed or given shape at room temperature.