[KEVIN & JOSIE]

Are interior studs on new designer homes wood or steel? Thanks

[retiredguy123]

That is a trick question. Some are wood and some are metal. I understand that they often use metal studs for high walls to prevent the drywall from being wavy.

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by KEVIN & JOSIE

Are interior studs on new designer homes wood or steel? Thanks

Both. Ours is under construction right now. With steel I believe they can go 24" on center instead of 16".

[BernieJr]

Load bearing walls are wood studs 16” on center and non-load bearing walls are metal studs 24” on center.

[Cupcake57]

Originally Posted by KEVIN & JOSIE

Are interior studs on new designer homes wood or steel? Thanks

Looks like you are going to get differing answers. My designer was built in 2019; I called warranty who had me call builder who referred me to framer who said... wood on exterior/block walls and steel on interior walls. Good luck.

[villagetinker]

If you need the info for your specific home, contact Sumter County Building department and get your house plans, about 6 pages there will be some info in these. I have found the best way to determine the stud type is to use a small drill 1/16 inch or smaller, and drill into the stud. If it stop after 5/8 inch, you have a metal stud, if it continues in, you have wood. NOTE: you use light pressure on the drill when doing this.

[Tmarkwald]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

If you need the info for your specific home, contact Sumter County Building department and get your house plans, about 6 pages there will be some info in these. I have found the best way to determine the stud type is to use a small drill 1/16 inch or smaller, and drill into the stud. If it stop after 5/8 inch, you have a metal stud, if it continues in, you have wood. NOTE: you use light pressure on the drill when doing this.

Another way to find if there is steel studs is use a magnet. I have one from an old hard drive, and it will easily stick to the wall if there is a steel stud.

I used to do commercial construction - electrician - and the steel studs I see in the photos are not load bearing steel studs. There is a much thicker steel stud that is used for load bearing and it is not 'shiny', it is a duller metal. Well, it was way back in the 80's/90's. I think, as others said in the comments, that TV uses wood for load bearing.

It also made depend on the age of your home.

Now, I'm going go check mine!!! Never though of it since I haven't done any modifications.

[thevillages2013]

Originally Posted by KEVIN & JOSIE

Are interior studs on new designer homes wood or steel? Thanks

Why do you want to know? What are you trying to accomplish? That little bit of info would allow someone who knows what they are talking about to answer your question

[M2inOR]

Much more complicated, and not specific.

In our Sunday walks in Marsh Bend, we venture into homes under construction, and see quite a variety - mixed use of steel and wood on interior walls. Mostly wood, with a few steel studs.

We have a spec Iris, so it was completed when we purchased it, so we don't know what is behind our drywall. We did venture into other Iris homes while under construction. Each one we went into was slightly different in the framing.

I did not see much consistency, so I would say it depended on the builder and the crew.

Construction drawings are available at the etrakit.com county website, but you won't find specifics for use of wood or steel studs.

A magnetic stud finder will help.

The good news? Just a handful of steel studs in most new homes, varying by model. None are 100% wood. And from what I saw, all are on 16" centers.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by BernieJr

Load bearing walls are wood studs 16” on center and non-load bearing walls are metal studs 24” on center.

Sometimes, but not always.

[b0bd0herty]

Originally Posted by KEVIN & JOSIE

Are interior studs on new designer homes wood or steel? Thanks

LIke people have said, there is a combination of both steel and wood. First and foremost:
- Buy lots of Spackle and watch a few views on how to use it. Great for fixing up your walls after moving pictures.
Then
- If you're building a designer home, ensure you take photos or video while it is being constructed and use references (such as outlet/switch boxes) to know where they are after the dry wall is up.
- If you've bought one already built, go to the new villages being built down south and find the same model being built. Distances may not be exact but, am sure the plans have the steel studs being placed in the same place. The Villages uses Henry Ford's assembly line technique!
- Research and buy the best stud finder you can then use a previous persons comment about a tiny drill bit and drill in the approximate space. When you get to the stud, you will be able to tell if it is metal or wood.
- Repair any holes you've made and repaint that area if necessary

[jbrown132]

Originally Posted by Tmarkwald

Another way to find if there is steel studs is use a magnet. I have one from an old hard drive, and it will easily stick to the wall if there is a steel stud.

I used to do commercial construction - electrician - and the steel studs I see in the photos are not load bearing steel studs. There is a much thicker steel stud that is used for load bearing and it is not 'shiny', it is a duller metal. Well, it was way back in the 80's/90's. I think, as others said in the comments, that TV uses wood for load bearing.

It also made depend on the age of your home.

Now, I'm going go check mine!!! Never though of it since I haven't done any modifications.

This may be totally wrong but I was told by the builder that there are no load bearing walls in standard Villages designs. The loads are all dispersed through the type of roofs they build. The reason for this was so they could use the same footprint for several home designs.

[Tmarkwald]

Originally Posted by jbrown132

This may be totally wrong but I was told by the builder that there are no load bearing walls in standard Villages designs. The loads are all dispersed through the type of roofs they build. The reason for this was so they could use the same footprint for several home designs.

I'd agree with that, the only caveat being that some of the 7 digit priced homes may be a bit more custom and perhaps have additions that would require it.

[Villages Kahuna]

Interior studs are steel and wider spaced than the exterior wood studs. Exterior studs are 16-inches on centers while the interior studs are 24-inches. “Load-bearing” isn’t an issue because the weight of the ceilings and roof in Villages designs is all borne by the rafters which transfer the overhead weight to the exterior walls.

Our builder explained why the different materials. It’s because the quality of wood studs has become so unreliable. He said that there have to throw away 10-15% of all the wood studs they buy, and they’re still not the quality they’d like. He said the use of steel on interior walls (except door and window frames, of course) not only saves money, but also provides much “straighter” walls. We have a Lantana and he showed me how straight and even the really long interior wall was. He said that would be impossible with the wood studs they buy.

[Tmarkwald]

Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

Interior studs are steel and wider spaced than the exterior wood studs. Exterior studs are 16-inches on centers while the interior studs are 24-inches.

Our builder explained why the different materials. It’s because the quality of wood studs has become so unreliable. He said that there have to throw away 10-15% of all the wood studs they buy, and they’re still not the quality they’d like. He said the use of steel on interior walls (except door and window frames, of course) not only saves money, but also provides much “straighter” walls. We have a Lantana and he showed me how straight and even the really long interior wall was. He said that would be impossible with the wood studs they buy.

Never noticed that - never actually even thought about it. We have a Juniper - virtually identical to the Lantana and, yeah, that is a big wall. And it is perfectly straight!