Wednesday, February 29, 2012

How not to frame a steel stud wall




First don't lay down the track before the floor is finished.  That means don't put it down before the old tile has been removed. don't put it down before the holes in the floor have been patched.  Don't layout track on your staging floor just to show progress.

Second, if resilient furring strips are required read the directions before you install them if you have never seen them before.  They put them in upside down first on my project.  Of course the architect had the drawn upside down too, because he is a dumb ass.

Third.  used the right size studs - 2 5/8" 20 gauge studs are not meant to span a 20 foot ceiling height; and they are definitely not made to withstand the load of a stone clad wall.

Four Shaft wall line goes on the INSIDE of the shaft!!! idiots!

Finish the MEP work before you close the walls!  When you do start to dry wall make sure the edges butt together!  Don't sequence work so you remove the roof after you put up the dry wall!  We don't live in the desert, it's gonna rain!

Oh and you shouldn't be able to see light through the fire stair wall!


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