Cold-formed steel studs bear directly on the track web with a maximum gap of one-eighth inch at non-bearing walls, secured with number eight screws at each stud typically. The bottom track is forty-three mil minimum thickness or matches the stud thickness, whichever is greater, featuring a minimum flange width of one and one-quarter inches. Powder-actuated fasteners are installed at sixteen inches on center maximum with a one and one-half inch minimum embedment, located three inches minimum from the edge of the slab or stem wall. Load-bearing shims or grout are provided between the underside of the wall bottom track and the support below at stud or joist locations where a gap greater than one-quarter inch occurs.
WALL USE P.A.F. @ 16" O.C. MAX. (EMBED 1½" MIN.) 43 MIL MIN. TRACK, OR MATCH STUD THICKNESS WHICHEVER IS GREATER - MIN. FLANGE WIDTH = 1¼" STUD ENDS MUST BEAR ON TRACK WEB - 1/8" MAX. AT NON-BRG WALL #8 SCREW EA. STUD TYP. END OF WALL JAMB STUD PER AT NON-BEARING WALL 6" MAX. 3" MIN. PROVIDE P.A.F. FOR NON-SHEAR WALL SEE 3" MIN. FROM EDGE OF SLAB OR STEM WALL NOTE: PROVIDE LOAD BEARING SHIMS OR GROUT BETWEEN UNDERSIDE OF WALL BOTTOM TRACK OR RIM TRACK AND SUPPORT BELOW AT STUD OR JOIST LOCATION WHERE GAP GREATER THAN 1/4" OCCURS. 3 S8.01 2 S8.02
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