Metal Ceiling Strapping

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Strapping attached to the basement ceiling eliminated joist deflection and brought vibration to an acceptable level. My preferred method to level the ceiling is the same whether you use the traditional two by lumber and strapping or metal studs. By strapping the ceiling you ensure optimum nailing surface and spacings for drywall. Strapping the ceiling also has the added benefit of reducing noise transfer from the floor above if you use an advanced material like resilient channel instead of 1 3 wood.

Hello doug according to the cgc handbook when drywall is placed parallel to the strapping the strapping must be on 16 centres when placed perpendicular to the strapping it can go to 24 centres but this is not recommended if water based texturing material like stucco is to be applied. I know some installers use metal resilient channel which was typically used to prevent sound transmission between drywalled walls. I ve read plenty about strapping ceilings for the reasons above and not just in new. If you can t install it the same direction as the joist for some reason i can t picture it like you can.

I d love to hear from pros who went from wood strapping and now swear by metal channel. Ceilings are most often strapped with 1 x 3 uniform spruce. But the speed and efficiency of metal studs can make a project move forward much faster once you know how to use metal studs for strapping and leveling a ceiling. You should install a protective metal plate over those wires so that you don t accidentally put a drywall screw into them later.

The builder didn t want to sheath the attic floor area which raised concerns about racking for the engineer. You ll find the industry s broadest range of metal ceiling tiles in curves clouds panels and planks in standard custom or one of a kind looks to meet both your design and functional needs. These ties connect both solid sawn and engineered lumber across a wide range of applications. I have 18 of blown in cellulose in my attic.

With trusses usually being on 2 centers and more and more attic insulation becoming more common the strapping helps prevent the drywall from sagging over time. Walls and ceilings strapping ceiling prior to drywall hi this is my first time working with drywall. We re not interested in sound transmission here we re just interested in finding the best way to strap rafters.