Installing Drywall Steel Studs

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Installing drywall steel studs.

Determine the number of steel studs needed. Choose one end left or right of the wall to begin hanging drywall sheets. Hand clamps and c clamps are useful while metal snips a chop box or circular saw are needed for cutting. Space the metal studs 16 inches apart as measured from the centers.

Ensure they are plumb. You should typically allow for 1 stud per every 12 inches 300 mm of linear wall space. Use fine thread screws to attach drywall to steel studs. Secure the studs to both the top and bottom plates of the wall before you hang the drywall using a wrench.

Stand a sheet of drywall against the metal studs in a corner on either side of the stud wall. Add an additional stud for each side of a window or door. Coarse thread drywall screws to attach 3 8 in 1 2 in. Learning how to install drywall is not difficult but doing it well takes time and practice.

A power actuated nailer or a hammer drill and concrete anchors will attach track to concrete. Tools for installing metal studs the basics include a tape measure chalk box laser level or plumb bob and magnetic level. Purchase steel plates also called tracks for the bottom and top of the wall by measuring the linear feet of the wall and doubling it. Before looking at how to install drywall drywall is an interior wall sheathing material mostly used in construction of residential and commercial buildings the improvement brought by mud studs is the use of special drywall screws.

Install wood trim to underlying steel wall framing with self tapping trim screws.