How To Do Metal Framing Studs

Metal Stud Framing.

How to do metal framing studs. Space the sheet metal screws about 6 to 8 inches apart. Use a hammer drill fitted with a carbide tipped masonry bit. Make sure you leave it loose until the drywall goes up.

Just like wood framing metal studs should be spaced 16 or 24 inches apart. Use the one that works best for you. Framing with metal studs After you have installed the metal track you have to install the first layer of studs.

This means you use fewer studs and get a stable joint. Step 3 Secure the backerboard sheet into place with sheet metal screws through the panel into the metal framing using a power screwdriver. The same thing applies to T intersections as well.

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. In order to make the cuts we recommend you to use straight-cut thin snips. There are two primary cutting tools for steel studs.

Set screws first at each end of the metal framing track and then every 3 ft. The metal snips are available in three different directional cuts. Glue or screw the metal frames to the other three sides of the frame.

The red-handled snips cut left the green cut right and the yellow cut straight. You should remember that the metal stud ceiling must be perfectly level otherwise the drywall ceiling would have a poor appearance. The metal studs must be parallel with two walls of the room and perpendicular on the other two walls.