Wood Framing – The Comeback
Most homes are made of either cinder block, leaving you with cemented walls and surroundings that can be quite harsh. There is however a growing interest in an older traditional building material, wood. Wood used to be he material of choice due to it’s beauty and ease of use, capable of being shaped, cut and even bent when needed. But technology has progressed so far that it was fast replaced by steel and concrete, besides environmentalists say the wood we use is so much that it isn’t sustainable, much to the delight of the many steel and cement factories. Well guess what, the economy is on the rocks and concrete and steel are way costlier than wood. Another point, the forests we have cut have grown back leaving us with a huge surplus of wood as if waiting to re-take the throne as the building material of choice. In most US states, Wooden framed buildings are restricted to a level of five floors, so most homeowners who opt to have this natural material instead of cement and steel are in for a smooth ride.