Metal Stud Framing Drop Ceiling

Ceiling designs or in two story stairwells regular or modified balloon framing can minimize the problem.

Metal stud framing drop ceiling.

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. 3 625 in w x 120 in l x 1 25 in d prostud 3 5 8 25 ga galvanized steel metal stud. In a ceiling assembly u channel is suspended from the overhead structure using hanger wire.

To keep the ceiling from sagging screw a metal stud on edge perpendicular to the studs. How to guide on installing a metal frame ceiling. Toe nailing into joists pulls framing into true horizontal alignment. How to guide on installing a metal frame ceiling.

This brace sits on top of the ceiling studs. Item 15418 model 139495. Rigid structural support for gypsum wallboard veneer plaster or drop ceiling assemblies. 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. After marking the positions of all studs on the ceiling and floor tracks carefully measure the exact height for each stud. Installing the metal studs. The gc said to leave the ceiling and attach the framing to the ceiling.

We are using 3 5 8 metal studs and the ceilings are 10 high. This ensures a proper fit by compensating for a sloping ceiling or floor. 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. 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.

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