Metal Stud Framing Drop Ceiling

If there is no room for a stud above attach short studs to each ceiling stud and screw them to the framing above.

Metal stud framing drop ceiling.

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. This brace sits on top of the ceiling studs. How to guide on installing a metal frame ceiling. 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.

We are using 3 5 8 metal studs and the ceilings are 10 high. 3 625 in w x 120 in l x 1 25 in d prostud 3 5 8 25 ga galvanized steel metal stud. After marking the positions of all studs on the ceiling and floor tracks carefully measure the exact height for each stud. Then cut short studs to attach to that stud to the framing above about every four feet.

In this image you can see the process of installing the central stud in the metal track. How to guide on installing a metal frame ceiling. The gc said to leave the ceiling and attach the framing to the ceiling. Toe nailing into joists pulls framing into true horizontal alignment.

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. Rigid structural support for gypsum wallboard veneer plaster or drop ceiling assemblies. Item 15418 model 139495. 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.

Ceiling designs or in two story stairwells regular or modified balloon framing can minimize the problem. Installing the metal studs. This ensures a proper fit by compensating for a sloping ceiling or floor. I am framing 10 x 10 rooms in a space with the acoustical ceiling already in place.

To keep the ceiling from sagging screw a metal stud on edge perpendicular to the studs.