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Light Gauge Steel Stud Wall Backing Types

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Walls Doors Windows Millwork / Casework Connections / Plates

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Metal stud framing is reinforced with continuous horizontal backing members spaced at sixteen inches on center to support wall-hung casework and accessories. Type-one framing uses a six-inch by twenty-five-gauge steel stud notched and fastened flush to the main studs with two number eight by eighteen wafer head self-drilling screws per stud, spanning a minimum of three studs. Type-two framing uses a six-inch by sixteen-gauge steel plate fastened flush to the studs with two number eight by eighteen wafer head self-drilling screws per stud, spanning a minimum of three studs.

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