Steel Stud Wall Support

Some homes have steel studs which require specialty fasteners such as toggle bolts to support heavy items.

Steel stud wall support. While nails and screws in wood studs will attract a magnet steel studs will have a stronger attraction along the entire height of the stud. If you can t find steel studs at your home center or lumberyard check with suppliers that cater to builders look in the yellow pages under dry wall equipment and supplies. Their unique rigid design and ease of installation makes them the preferred choice over conventional ponywall construction methods. For example 16 foot 3 1 2 inch metal studs spaced every 16 feet inside a wall provide nearly twice the support as the same size studs spaced every 24 feet within the wall.

2 1 2 250s 3 1 2 350s 3 5 8 362s 4 400s 5 1 2 550s 6 600s 8 800s 10. These lightweight studs are designed for stud wall framing interior nonweight bearing walls walls that don t support floors or the roof. Like the size of the studs the spacing of metal studs has a major impact on the amount of support that the studs provide. Item 61149 model 226707.

If you think your home might have steel studs you can check by running a magnet along a wall.