I am planning on finishing my basement in the near future and I am considering using steel framing material for the first time. Can someone recommend good resources, books, websites, etc., for learning the ins and outs of working with steeal framing?
Thanks,
John
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steel framing works great for basement partitions--try usgypsum for info
John
If your talking about metal studs then be careful of several things. One is where you may want to "nail" moldings up after the rock is up. Thats the biggie. You can use trim screws but its a royal pain. Where I'm going to trim out doors or windows I use wood blocking in the metal studs, or JUST WOOD! Its your descretion from experiance. I say use wood where ever your going to use casings and the like. Buy a stud crimper if its a nice size job. It keeps the studs to the plates nice. Speeds things up even faster and better..Metal really goes fast cause it all just snaps together and you dont have to be exact in the stud lengths. Its also cheaper then wood and easier to carry down the basement. There are drawbacks though..As I said.....where you want to add casings or need a sold surface to face nail something into after the rock is up. Screwing rock to metal IMHO isnt as fast as to wood. You just need to figure that all in before hand. Why you using metal studs if you don't mind me asking? If its about speed then you might like the technique I came up with..I nail down metal plates to the floor with shots and pins and nail my metal plates to the ceiling joists and fill em all in in wood. It works fantastic. Fast and efficient. Any mositure on the basement floor and your covered to a degree cause its metal plates not that ever was an issue in any of my jobs.
Be well
Namaste
Andy
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Edited 10/19/2002 5:34:11 PM ET by Andy Clifford(Andybuildz)
Have also seen where 1/2 ply was ripped into about 2 1/2" strips and screwed at the base of the framing. The drywall sat, literally, on top of it, and the 2 3/4" base which is raised off the floor anyway covers the joint. And you can shoot your base on like any other job. One complication with steel is wiring. You won't have much success stapling romex to your studs. There's a variety of inserts that snap in to shield the stuff but smurf conduit works about as easy as anything.