Real advantages builders and developers are seeing on their own jobs — not a sales pitch, just what the numbers show.
Panelized steel goes up in days, not weeks — shrinking your overall build schedule.
No riding lumber futures — your framing budget doesn't move between bid and build.
Non-combustible framing typically qualifies for reduced builders risk premiums.
Steel's strength-to-weight ratio opens up designs that wood can't carry.
Built to hold up under Cascadia seismic requirements, out of the box.
Screw-together panels mean less dependence on scarce framing crews.
Full installed wood framing package vs. your locked CFS price — takes 90 seconds.
Planning-level estimate above. Send your plans and we'll return a firm, project-specific CFS number.
Wood framing costed as a full turnkey package (dimensional lumber, sheathing, engineered members, seismic hardware, and regional framing labor); dimensional lumber is escalated from the commodity price shown to reflect yard markup, delivery, and waste. Owner-side figures are estimates based on published industry-average ranges rather than project-specific underwriting: builders-risk savings of roughly 25–75% on steel-framed projects (Steel Framing Industry Association; BuildSteel.org) and avoided construction-loan carry tied to a 30–50% faster framing timeline (BuildSteel.org; industry framing cost data, 2026). Actual results vary by market, lender, and insurer.
Disclaimer: this is a planning-level estimate for discussion purposes only — not a quote. Actual project pricing requires a formal take-off and written estimate from your CFS supplier partner.