Metal vs. Wood structure for studio build

[BornInJuneFL]

Hey everyone, my name is Gene. I live in Jacksonville Fl. and I wanted to get everyone’s thoughts on the pros and cons of Metal buildings vs. wood structures for a small studio. 500 square foot and under specifically with neighbors that are close by, within 100 ft., recording full bands/loud drums etc.I’ve been reading the forum for a while now and I would like to say thank to everyone here for the wealth of information available. Thanks again for your time.

[Gregwor]

Welcome!

Metal framing is very thin and not very strong. It's harder to work with plus without care, it's pretty easy to cut yourself. For these reasons alone I prefer wood.

Greg

[BornInJuneFL]

I was referring to the actual outer structure, building a studio inside a prefab metal building. All inner leaf walls and ceiling being wood but the main structure is metal such as a detached metal garage or storage building. I wasn’t sure if there were any drawbacks to the exterior structure being metal. Thank you for getting back with me.


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[Gregwor]

I was referring to the actual outer structure, building a studio inside a prefab metal building. All inner leaf walls and ceiling being wood but the main structure is metal such as a detached metal garage or storage building. I wasn’t sure if there were any drawbacks to the exterior structure being metal.

I understand now.

The only downside would be difficulty beefing up the sheathing so that you have enough mass to achieve your desired isolation.

Greg

[BornInJuneFL]

Awesome, that’s all I needed. Thank you again for your time.