Wood studs instead of steel for interior wall in basement?

[noone70]

I know that it's preferable to use steel studs when building a wall in the basement. But how "bad" is it to build with wood instead of steel? Now, I need to build two walls for an upcoming bathroom and also build a wall to divide a large room into two smaller rooms. It's a brand new slab with underfloor heating in the basement, so it won't be a cold basement floor, and none of the walls will have direct contact with any exterior wall.

I have no experience working with steel studs, so please be patient with my perhaps somewhat silly questions.

The wall that will divide the room will be quite complicated, including a sliding door, a TV that needs to be "recessed" to align with the wall, and a few other bits and pieces that make it simpler to build with regular wood studs. Also, I already have timber and screws for wood, so it will be cheaper to build with wood.

The bathroom walls will have a wall-hung toilet and vanity, so it will need blocking between the studs where they will be installed. Is it possible to build the bathroom walls just as stable with steel studs and do you block in the same way as with wood studs? Is it a complete no to building the respective walls with wood studs?

 

[Enk Projektet]

I used wood in my basement...it's a dry space after all...

 

[bobas]

I have some wooden walls in the basement where the wood stands on the concrete floor and touches the outer wall. The house was built in '67 and there are no problems in the rooms (they are heated).

If I had built those walls today, however, I wouldn’t have chosen to use wood, but I do not have anything heavy on the walls..

 

[Nimajneb]

Against framing up against an outer wall, I would avoid wooden studs. If it's a divider, wood should work just as well, but it might be good to ensure that the interior of the wall is ventilated.

 

[noone70]

Okay, thanks for the answers!