Metal Stud Framing How-to
- 1). Snap a chalk line along the floor at the track location. Line up the steel track on the floor along the chalk line.
- 2). Attach a masonry drill bit to a power drill. Pre-drill a hole straight through the metal track and into the concrete underneath. Continue down the track, drilling a hole every 3 feet along the track.
- 3). Secure masonry screws into the concrete through the pre-drilled holes. Overlap the tracks on straight runs by 6 inches, if necessary. Attach the top track directly above the bottom track into the ceiling. Screw it in with metal screws at each end, spaced out every 3 feet in the middle.
- 4). Angle the first stud into the top and bottom track. Stand it up vertically and position it at the end of the track. Set a level vertically along the stud and verify that the stud is square and plumb. Drill in 1/2-inch pan-head screws through the top track and into the vertical stud on both sides.
- 5). Secure the steel stud to the bottom of the track in the same manner. Measure down 16 or 24 inches, depending on how far apart you want to space the studs, and mark on the bottom track. This will be the center of the stud location. Run a tape measure across the rest of the track and mark every 16 or 24 inches.
- 6). Position the second stud at the marked spot and secure it just as you did when installing the first stud. Continue down the track, installing all of the studs in the same manner until the wall is complete.
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