If you have seen any of my past posts, I am the guy who got busted using wood studs in a commercial facility and had to jump through a lot of hoops to get out of trouble. remember "FIREPOLY 75" Good, Cheap, only causes slite bleeding lung cancer.
Anyway.....
i am starting a new facility in Florida Next week. Single room, 350sqft. control with a slightly larger Iso/Tracking room. Heres the problem...
Of the studios I have built I have only engineered with wood studs. I know the weight load bearing limitations, how to nail the things together, etc. I have never engineered a steel stud frame of any kind. So here is a list of questions....
1. What will hold the weight of my ceiling. The steel studs I have seen, even the heavy guage, do not look as if they would hold the weight of 2 5/8" sheetrock, 1/2" plywood, and a whole lot of caulk.
2. All the steel studs from Home Depot are only 9' long. i need to span atleast 12'. Do I have to custom order. Therefore making them expensive as hell?
3. Someone told me that i have to weld the support frames together. Is this true? Now I have to learn how to weld?
4. How do I float the floor on metal studs? Once again I do not see the strength in the studs.
5. Doors? I make my own custom studio doors from Soundboard (7 pounds per foot), and two solid core doors (80 pounds each) after I am done, they weigh in the 300 - 350 pound range. What is going to hold these now?
As you can see, All my questions are on strength. I think this is just my not knowing anything about the metal studs. Any help on this would be great. I did not figure in a steel stud designer on the project quote, so I really can't afford one.
Thanks for all your great help and guidance,
jai
www.themixstudio.com