Metal Framing For Drywall Ceiling

Metal track frame fixed to wall.

Metal framing for drywall ceiling.

All framing lumber should be the correct grade for the intended use and 38 mm x 89 mm nominal 2 x 4 or larger should bear the grade. For pricing and availability. You ll need plastic ties and grommets fasteners and top and bottom tracks. Bridging fire stops soil pipes etc must not protrude beyond framing.

For concrete walls use one and a half inch screws and appropriate dowels as for wood walls use one inch wood screws. Then cut short studs to attach to that stud to the framing above about every four feet. It is also fully compatible with alldonn brand acoustical suspension systems for easy transition from wallboard ceilings to acoustical tile ceilings. Drywall drywall framing metal studs.

Installing an average wall costs about 1 800 total including drywall and any electrical or plumbing. Prostud drywall framing system prostud and protrak with smart edge technology is the innovative steel drywall stud that sets a new industry benchmark for high performance. This brace sits on top of the ceiling studs. Framing a typical 10 foot wall you ll spend about 50 to 75 in materials.

On a finished ceiling where the stud wall framing track runs perpendicular to the joists fasten the track to the underlying joists with 1 1 2 in. 20 products in metal studs. Steel framing requires materials beyond just the studs. If there is no room for a stud above attach short studs to each ceiling stud and screw them to the framing above.

3 625 in w x 96 in l x 1 25 in d prostud 3 5 8 25 ga galvanized steel metal stud. To keep the ceiling from sagging screw a metal stud on edge perpendicular to the studs. The metal track must be fixed in screws every 15 40 cm. Its patented design combines high strength steel with additional stiffening enhancements for a drywall framing stud previously unimagined.

It is essential to secure firmly the metal track in the walls as it will support the metal studs and eventually the drywall ceiling. Studs and joists must be in true alignment. Dietrich metal framing 2 5 in w x 108 in l x 1 25 in d prostud 2 1 2 25 ga aluminum metal stud. Framing members should be straight true and of uniform dimension.