How to Work with Metal or Steel Framing

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How to Work with Metal or Steel Framing
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Basic installation instruction -1

• Hold the track on edge and snip through the
  sides/legs first to begin cutting the channels to
  the correct length for the wall frame you are
  constructing. The cut metal edges may be sharp,
  so wear leather gloves to avoid nicks and cuts.

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Basic installation instruction -2

• Rotate the track with the severed sides/legs
  upward and let the unsupported weight of the
  scrap end drop and bend the face of the channel
  back on itself.

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Basic installation instruction-3

• Finish severing the two pieces of track along the
  bend with the metal snips while squeezing the
  sides/legs together with one hand and cutting
  with the other.

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Basic installation instruction -4

• Attach the length of track to a wooden base or
  subfloor with drywall screws. You can also
  assemble the wall frame with it lying flat on the
  floor, stand it upright in position, and then
  anchor it to the floor.

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Basic installation instruction -5

• Insert the metal studs into the channel, sliding
  them into position and observing building codes
  for spacing. Avoid making an obstacle of the
  installed studs. Work from the middle outward to
  both ends of the channel or ensure that you slide
  each successive stud into the track from the same
  end of the channel.

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Basic installation instruction - 6

• Secure the studs with short pan-head screws with
  self-drilling tips. Drive them through the
  outside of the channel into the side of the
  studs.

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Basic installation instruction-7

• Set the top track over the secured studs and
  drive pan-head screws through each to secure them
  at the upper end.

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Basic installation instruction -8

• Insert large plastic grommets into the
  pre-punched holes in the studs to facilitate
  running electrical wiring and protecting it from
  nicks and cuts.

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Basic installation instruction -9

• Apply drywall in much the same way as
  conventional framing, but use special screws with
  finer threads designed to pierce the metal studs.

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