Steel Stud Wall Bracing

Curtainwall framing is braced by the normal attachment of wall facing materials to both sides of the studs.

Steel stud wall bracing.

Without proper consideration of bracing excessive buckling or even failure could occur. Horizontal strap lateral bracing for wall studs. 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. Simpson strong tie 11 ft.

The bracing studs are screwed to the wall studs with a number of structural tek screws. Using a wider flange and thicker jamb stud material reduces cost of installation compared to built up jamb studs. Use of cripple stud to receive head sill tracks at the jamb studs helps maintain alignment of finishes. 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. Available in galvanized per astm a 653 or equal. Sill header tracks infill stud infill stud. Solid blocking is placed at each end of the wall adjacent to wall openings and 8 o c.

Normally sheathing is applied to the exterior of the studs but the inside flanges are left unbraced until the interior is finished. Thd sku 333445. Using a wider flange reduces possibility of installing a wall stud as a jamb stud. Typically steel stud off cuts are used for the bracing.

Lateral bracing consists of a field cut stud or track for solid blocking and steel strap bracing on both flanges of the studs. However the use of wall facing materials for bracing should be given consideration during construction. Laterally bracing in steel stud wall systems and ornamental lathing. Materials a light gauge steel meeting the physical and galvanization requirements of astm a 653 or equal.

Use with minimum 2 x 4 studs. Normally sheathing is applied to the exterior of the studs but the inside flanges are left unbraced until the interior is finished. Compare click to add item prostud 1 5 8 25 gauge interior galvanized steel wall framing stud to the compare list. Bracing is required to resist buckling due to axial or out of plane lateral loads or a combination.

Occasionally walls need to be diagonally braced between the steel studs and the structure most commonly above the ceiling height. B shape and dimensions shown at left.