Installing Drywall Steel Studs

Learning how to install drywall is not difficult but doing it well takes time and practice.

Installing drywall steel studs.

Install wood trim to underlying steel wall framing with self tapping trim screws. A power actuated nailer or a hammer drill and concrete anchors will attach track to concrete. Add an additional stud for each side of a window or door. Use fine thread screws to attach drywall to steel studs.

Purchase steel plates also called tracks for the bottom and top of the wall by measuring the linear feet of the wall and doubling it. Choose one end left or right of the wall to begin hanging drywall sheets. Tools for installing metal studs the basics include a tape measure chalk box laser level or plumb bob and magnetic level. Before looking at how to install drywall drywall is an interior wall sheathing material mostly used in construction of residential and commercial buildings the improvement brought by mud studs is the use of special drywall screws.

Determine the number of steel studs needed. To answer the question how many screws per sheet of drywall it all depends how big the piece of drywall is. Secure the studs to both the top and bottom plates of the wall before you hang the drywall using a wrench. Stand a sheet of drywall against the metal studs in a corner on either side of the stud wall.

You should typically allow for 1 stud per every 12 inches 300 mm of linear wall space. Coarse thread drywall screws to attach 3 8 in 1 2 in. Use a stud finder to locate the wall studs and mark their position on the trim piece. Ensure they are plumb.

Space the metal studs 16 inches apart as measured from the centers.