Why are Major Franchise Restaurants Turning to Metal Stud Framing Construction?
Over the years, I have estimated and project managed a number of franchise restaurant construction jobs. This type of construction has seen an evolution in the way these projects are being constructed. Today, many franchise designers are turning to metal stud framing as the construction method of choice. In previous years, these projects were being designed and built as ‘one-off’ type of construction. Although the concepts were being standardized, each project was looked at as a new construction concept. Each had new details that changed the way the project was looked at and built. Some of the older buildings were built from wood stud framing and wood trussed roofs. Others were constructed of ‘stick-framed’ structural steel with mainly wood framing infill. As design concepts became more standardized, the facades and parapets leant themselves to being panelized. Here again, the material of choice a few years ago was wood framing for the pre-built panels. Today, steel has become the mate
