Steel Stud Wall Bracing

Occasionally walls need to be diagonally braced between the steel studs and the structure most commonly above the ceiling height.

Steel stud wall bracing. Without proper consideration of bracing excessive buckling or even failure could occur. Available in galvanized per astm a 653 or equal. Thd sku 333445. The bracing studs are screwed to the wall studs with a number of structural tek screws.

Use with minimum 2 x 4 studs. Materials a light gauge steel meeting the physical and galvanization requirements of astm a 653 or equal. While consideration of bracing is important for any structural element this is especially true for thin singly symmetric cold formed steel cfs framing members such as wall studs. However the use of wall facing materials for bracing should be given consideration during construction.

Solid blocking is placed at each end of the wall adjacent to wall openings and 8 o c. In chase walls lateral bracing is not required if the two rows of studs are tied together with gypsum gussets or some manner of steel bracing. B shape and dimensions shown at left. Typically steel stud off cuts are used for the bracing.

Use of cripple stud to receive head sill tracks at the jamb studs helps maintain alignment of finishes. Compare click to add item prostud 1 5 8 25 gauge interior galvanized steel wall framing stud to the compare list. Get free shipping on qualified metal wall framing studs drywall or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. Normally sheathing is applied to the exterior of the studs but the inside flanges are left unbraced until the interior is finished.

Using a wider flange and thicker jamb stud material reduces cost of installation compared to built up jamb studs. Lateral bracing consists of a field cut stud or track for solid blocking and steel strap bracing on both flanges of the studs. Click to add item prostud 1 5 8 25 gauge interior galvanized steel wall framing stud to the compare list. Laterally bracing in steel stud wall systems and ornamental lathing.

Using a wider flange reduces possibility of installing a wall stud as a jamb stud. Bracing is required to resist buckling due to axial or out of plane lateral loads or a combination. Sill header tracks infill stud infill stud. There is a ul fire resistive tested chase wall condition that.

Curtain wall framing is braced by the normal attachment of wall facing materials to both sides of the studs. Also again for both cases the wall framing must have gypsum board attached to it along the entire vertical height of the wall.