Metal Stud Framing Drop Ceiling

Do i just screw the top track to the ceiling grid with the same screws used for attaching the studs to the track.

Metal stud framing drop ceiling.

Rigid structural support for gypsum wallboard veneer plaster or drop ceiling assemblies. I am framing 10 x 10 rooms in a space with the acoustical ceiling already in place. 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.

After marking the positions of all studs on the ceiling and floor tracks carefully measure the exact height for each stud. Ceiling designs or in two story stairwells regular or modified balloon framing can minimize the problem. 3 625 in w x 120 in l x 1 25 in d prostud 3 5 8 25 ga galvanized steel metal stud. Installing the metal studs.

Item 15418 model 139495. To keep the ceiling from sagging screw a metal stud on edge perpendicular to the studs. We are using 3 5 8 metal studs and the ceilings are 10 high. 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 ceiling framing. Then cut short studs to attach to that stud to the framing above about every four feet. 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. 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. 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. This ensures a proper fit by compensating for a sloping ceiling or floor. Toe nailing into joists pulls framing into true horizontal alignment.

This brace sits on top of the ceiling studs.