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Green Building friends
I've had a tough time finding a local source of FSC
framing (interior) lumber. Local yards have not been very friendly and
actually hostile and antagonistic to the idea that responsibly harvested lumber
is a good thing, and that I'd need to order 30,000 board feet. Yikes! Its
a smallish job and we'd need only a few hundred 'sticks'.
So, metal studs have been mentioned on this list
before, but I must have missed the comments/questions about the relative
'greenness' of metal studs. Anyone familiar with the issue? Do
metal studs present other problems for carpenters and builders? (no
water/humidity considerations, all above grade)
Also, how
about low formaldehyde plywood or an alternative, cost conscious sheet material
for a sub-floor? I'm going to assume that FSC plywood will be
prohibitively expensive, so a non-FSC, regular plywood is what I'd be looking
for.
Thanks for any info you've got!
Steve in Phila.
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