Metal Stud Door Header

If you will be hanging cabinets or trim on a wall that s framed with metal studs install pieces of 3 4 inch plywood between the studs to provide a surface to screw into.

Metal stud door header.

This is for partitions walls only. Cut 2 inch long slits at each of the inside corners of the header. Protect your door and window header installations from download forces. Eliminates the need for studs below the header.

To cut individual steel studs and tracks use straight cut aviation snips photo 1. Step 6 cut two metal studs to the measurement between the door jambs. Mark and cut a steel stud to length as the header. You can insert 2x4s into headers and studs at door openings to provide a surface for attaching doorjambs.

Boxed jamb studs welded together reduces material build up and finish problems. For fast accurate installation of door and window headers and other cross members. Measure the distance between the faces of the king studs and add 4 inches. Fast easy alternative to traditional.

If you need to cut dozens of metal studs and tracks quickly use a circular saw fitted with a toothless carborundum metal cutting blade 7 when cutting individual steel studs or tracks with a circular saw cut on the closed or web side and support the piece tightly on sawhorses. Fill in above the door header with studs either 16 inches on center or 24 inches on center depending on how you framed the wall. Lay the two studs horizontally in the track above the door opening with the inside of the studs facing each.