Steel Studs (1 Viewer)

[NickRHave]

Hi,
I'm going to start building my theater in the basement and have decided to go with metal studs. I have seen posts that state that I should drop 2 x 4 wood into the channels. This may sound stupid but how do I secure them in the channel? Do I need to shoot them into the floor? Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks

 

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

I have seen posts that state that I should drop 2 x 4 wood into the channels.

What’s the point of using both wood and metal for studs? This seems really silly – not to mention redundant. Could you post a link to this information?

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[Trevor_J]

You do not need to put the wood inside the studs unless you intend on hanging something heavy from the wall. As far as dropping 2x4's into the channels, all you would need to do is angle them in and they'll drop right into place as long as you use the metal equivalent of 2x4 which is 3 5/8.

 

[Charles M Berry]

As far as dropping 2x4's into the channels, all you would need to do is angle them in and they'll drop right into place as long as you use the metal equivalent of 2x4 which is 3 5/8.

Sure you could drop them right in place, but what for? As soon as you do this, you can no longer bring the vertical studs down into the channel flush to the floor. It would be harder to attach them, at least as far as I can reckon.

Like I said, when your buying them and installing them, they dont seem like much. But trust me, they build a solid wall for less money.

 

[NickRHave]

There seems to be confusion on what I mean to do. I'm talking about dropping wood 2 x 4's in the bottm header after the vertical metal studs are up. I was told I needed to do this so I can nail up my baseboard after the drywall is up. Any suggestions for attaching baseboard to metal studs?