How To Do Commercial Metal Framing
How To - Build a metal stud wall.
How to do commercial metal framing. This means you use fewer studs and get a stable joint. Framing continues to grow every year with more than 40 of commercial structures now using steel framing and with nearly 500000 homes built with steel framing over the past. Reply Martin March 15 2018 at 1255 pm And i am getting started i did the.
That means that through working with our experienced design team you can implement all of the custom components. In commercial construction we typically build our interior walls with metal studs. A steel building from General Steel is a versatile solution for a commercial space.
Plumbing electrical and other fix-tures and mechanicals within the framing cavities must be flush with or inside the plane of the framing. Cut each flange of the track on both ends 1 inch 25 cm lengthwise. This is a nice informative article.
Lay out the position of the track strike chalk lines and drill a hole through the metal and into the concrete the full length of the screw. Every commercial operation requires a unique set of building features and our commercial metal buildings are designed according to use. Make sure you leave it loose until the drywall goes up.
The proper way to handle an inside corner when you use metal stud framing is sliding that first sheet into the inside corner and fastening the last stud adjacent to the drywall. We do a lot of metal stud framing on commercial projects. Metal cross braces between rows.
A fast construction would mean you can save time which also translates to you saving money. Set screws first at each end of the metal framing track and then every 3 ft. Snapping chalk lines is just the start.
