Metal Stud Framing Drop Ceiling

Installing the metal studs.

Metal stud framing drop ceiling.

How to guide on installing a metal frame ceiling. I am framing 10 x 10 rooms in a space with the acoustical ceiling already in place. We are using 3 5 8 metal studs and the ceilings are 10 high. This brace sits on top of the ceiling studs.

Then cut short studs to attach to that stud to the framing above about every four feet. Toe nailing into joists pulls framing into true horizontal alignment. To keep the ceiling from sagging screw a metal stud on edge perpendicular to the studs. Item 15418 model 139495.

Cut the studs with a metal stud cutter to a height that provides a tight contact to both the top and the bottom of the tracks. 3 625 in w x 120 in l x 1 25 in d prostud 3 5 8 25 ga galvanized steel metal stud. How to guide on installing a metal frame ceiling. This ensures a proper fit by compensating for a sloping ceiling or floor.

Framing corrections if joists are out of alignment 38 mm x 140 mm 2 x 6 leveling plates attached perpendicular to and across top of ceiling joists may be used. After marking the positions of all studs on the ceiling and floor tracks carefully measure the exact height for each stud. In this image you can see the process of installing the central stud in the metal track. Drywall furring channel is commonly clipped with metal furring channel clips or wire tied perpendicular to the underside of the u channel at appropriate intervals for screw attaching drywall.

When cutting the metal studs make sure that they will fit easy in the channel and you don t have to push them with force. If there is no room for a stud above attach short studs to each ceiling stud and screw them to the framing above. In a ceiling assembly u channel is suspended from the overhead structure using hanger wire. Rigid structural support for gypsum wallboard veneer plaster or drop ceiling assemblies.

Ceiling designs or in two story stairwells regular or modified balloon framing can minimize the problem.