How to install a doorway or opening within a metal stud wall.
Metal stud framing door opening.
Unlike wood framing steel framing doesn t rot due to moisture and it resists rust.
The details contained in this document are intended as a general guide for using steel stud manufacturers association ssma member products.
How to install a doorway or opening within a metal stud wall.
Cripple stud cripple stud track piece open side jamb sill typical base anchorage infill stud additional anchorage jamb base track.
To cut individual steel studs and tracks use straight cut aviation snips photo 1.
This manual provides step by step instructions for the installation of a steel door frame in steel stud construction.
In addition door openings in metal walls don t require structural headers used in wood framed openings.