Strange Steel Framed house … Anybody see anything like this before?

[u/Key-Seesaw-6915]

I have been working on renovating this steel framed house. Kind of like an erector set. Very strange pre fab kind of thing. I have never seen anything like it. Clearly not your conventional steel studs either. I found a tag on it too. Pretty cool. If anybody has any idea what this might be or any more info feel free to drop a comment!

[u/Wheel-of-Fortuna]

the whole house is a panic room ! and a fire trap , still pretty awesome .

i renovated the DOJ in a major usa city and they had a lot of very cool bells and whistles i hadnt ever seen before . nor after , not ever .

[u/Tokinruski → u/Wheel-of-Fortuna]

Why you say fire trap? Because there’s a bunch of channels? Genuinely askin

[u/Wheel-of-Fortuna → u/Tokinruski]

just if there were a fire in the home the firemen couldnt break through the walls to get to the people like they do , it seems like they went out of their way to make breaking through sheetrock impossible .

[u/mancheva → u/Wheel-of-Fortuna]

Firefighters only break through walls as an absolute last resort in case of building collapse or some other loss of egress. Too much effort and unknown hazards or obstructions inside a wall. Plus, it's a huge pain to crawl through with an air pack and turn out gear.

Modern commercial codes often require steel stud framing specifically because it does not burn. This decreases flammable fuel load inside a building and protects structural integrity during a fire, giving people more time to get out.

[u/Tokinruski → u/Wheel-of-Fortuna]

Oh shit, that’s a good point

[u/gurganator → u/Wheel-of-Fortuna]

Not to mention I, myself, could break my way through dry wall with no tools…

[u/big__yeti_ → u/gurganator]

We're you in Kool aid commercials in the 90's by chance?

[u/gurganator → u/big__yeti_]

Ohhh, yeaaaaah!

[u/gurganator → u/[deleted]]

😂 Nice reference

[u/Baconshit → u/Wheel-of-Fortuna]

I bet the kool aid man could still break through