Tri-Steel homes are built to last for generations.  In the 28-year history of the company, not one Tri-Steel Home has ever suffered structural damage from any natural disaster.

Steel-framed buildings always have had the best record of survival during strong earthquakes, because of the relatively light frame weight and their ability to absorb a great amount of energy.  Tri-Steel Home's steel framing system is designed to handle the highest seismic rating for home construction, seismic 4.

Over the years, many Tri-Steel Homes have survived high winds, tornadoes and hurricanes, and typhoons. In fact, most Tri-Steel Homes receive no damage at all from the storms. A Tri-Steel Home can be engineered to withstand winds of 155 miles per hour or more.

 

On April 28th, 2002 southern Maryland experienced vast destruction caused by one of the most powerful tornadoes ever on the East Coast, a storm that claimed three lives, leveled much of downtown LaPlata and caused damage upwards of $100 million damage across two counties.  The twister had winds in excess of 250 miles per hour and was preliminarily given an F5 designation by the National Hurricane Center .  David Saxton and his wife weathered this storm in a Tri-Steel steel framed home while the twister cut a path through their neighborhood.  The winds were so strong they devastated every home in a 360 degree radius of their house.  The only damage to David's Tri-Steel home was the missing insulation sucked out of the attic through the soffit and the damaged metal garage door that was literally sucked out of its hinges.  Click here to read more. 

Steel doesn't burn, wood does. According to a fire safety study done by the National Fire Protection Association, house fires are responsible for over 4,500 deaths and over 19,000 injuries each year. The framing is the third highest "first ignited" material in a home. However, regardless of where a home fire originates, wood framing will literally add fuel to a house fire— steel can’t. In fact, Tri-Steel homes often have lower insurance premiums because of this advantage.

Tri-Steel homes are immune to the dangers of termite infestation. More than 2 million U.S. homes require termite treatment each year, at a total cost to consumers of almost one billion dollars. Undetected, termites can cause sagging roofs, sloping floors and stressed or broken main beams in wood homes. Humid and tropical locations with Formosan termites are at a higher risk for damage making steel a particularly attractive option. 

When the moisture content in lumber rises above 20 percent, the wood is vulnerable to attacks by fungi. Steel is inorganic, so does not foster the growth of mold or other fungi.