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Light Gauge Steel Framing Header and Sill Details

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Cold-formed steel framing details show head, jamb, and sill configurations for different span maximums. Header A accommodates spans up to four feet five inches using a sixteen-gauge track and a sixteen-gauge stud sized to match wall studs with required attachment. Header B supports spans up to eight feet five inches using an eighteen-gauge track, a four-inch sixteen-gauge stud on each side, and a sixteen-gauge track secured with number ten sheet metal screws at twelve inches on center typically. Sill and jamb connections utilize sixteen-gauge tracks and studs fastened with number ten sheet metal screws.

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