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I’m a vocational instructor in the building trades field. We currently build a modular ranch for a class project. As with all instructors (I hope) we try engage our students with new, up to date methods of our trade. I’m enterested inusing steel studs to frame the project with and am concerned with many factors of this technique. We are located in New York near the Canadian border and have a wide flucuation in temperature (-30F to 100F). I’m concerned with thermal breaks, and especially with racking and stability of the frame( movement that would cause drywall cracking ). We currently frame exteriors with 2″x 6″ with 1/2″ cdx spot glued and nailed and have very little cracking occcur. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks JRS
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I'm a vocational instructor in the building trades field. We currently build a modular ranch for a class project. As with all instructors (I hope) we try engage our students with new, up to date methods of our trade. I'm enterested inusing steel studs to frame the project with and am concerned with many factors of this technique. We are located in New York near the Canadian border and have a wide flucuation in temperature (-30F to 100F). I'm concerned with thermal breaks, and especially with racking and stability of the frame( movement that would cause drywall cracking ). We currently frame exteriors with 2"x 6" with 1/2" cdx spot glued and nailed and have very little cracking occcur. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks JRS