Building structures, methods of construction, and wall framing section therefor

A building structure comprising a poured concrete foundation structure and a metal wall framing section extending upwardly from the foundation structure, said metal wall framing section comprising an elongate top member, an elongate bottom member and a plurality of stud members extending between the top and bottom members parallel to one another spaced at intervals along the length of the top and bottom members, each of said top, bottom and stud members being formed of sheet metal, the bottom member being of L-shape in transverse section thereby having a vertical leg and a horizontal leg, each stud member being fastened at its upper end to the top member and extending down on the inside of the vertical leg of the bottom member and being fastened to the bottom member, the horizontal leg of the bottom member having a width substantially greater than the width of the stud members and thereby having an inner flat portion extending inwardly substantially beyond the stud members, each stud member being of such shape in transverse cross section as to have a web in a plane transverse to the top and bottom members and means for stiffening the web, each stud member having a hole in the web thereof adjacent its lower end on an axis generally parallel to the top and bottom members and below the upper edge of the vertical leg of the bottom member, the holes in the stud members being aligned, an elongate reinforcing member for the foundation structure extending through the holes, the lower ends of the stud members and the reinforcing member being embedded in the concrete of the foundation structure, the bottom member constituting a form for pouring of the foundation structure, the latter structure having an outside face formed against and in face-to-face engagement with the inside face of vertical leg of the bottom member and a bottom formed against and in face-to-face engagement with the top face of the horizontal leg of the bottom member.