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How To Build A Lightweight Steel Lintel
Many openings for windows and doors require special design consideration to ensure that the weight of the wall above the opening is suitably catered for and to ensure that any pressure…
How to Back Block Plasterboard Joints
Studco B005 Butt Joint Batten has been developed with the plasterboard industry and provides a consistent recess shape for the finishing of joints when installed as per the plasterboard manufacturer’s recommendation…
Why Use Studco Nogging Brackets
Some types of buildings require extensive use of timber noggings in steel stud walls, such as hospitals, aged care facilities, hotels and schools. The reason why architects specify timber noggings is to provide a suitable fixing point…
How to Build A Curved Wall
Constructing a curved wall requires considerable skill and forethought and is dependent on a number of variable factors. To save time and produce a quality finish, Studco EzyTrack is the answer you have been looking for…
Stud Cut-Out Guide
All trades on building sites need to be aware of the critical effect excessive cut-outs have on the integrity of the studs and the strength of the overall wall structure. On a recent project, the carpenters correctly installed the internal walls…
How to Brace Steel Stud Walls
Occasionally, walls need to be diagonally braced between the steel studs and the structure, most commonly above the ceiling height. Typically, steel stud off-cuts are used for the bracing…
Resilmount’s 53 STC Rated Single Layer Wall Assembly Conforming to U305
Studco Building Systems’ Resilmount sound isolation clip attains a 53 STC, single layer drywall framing with R13 Insulation, conforms to UL Assembly U305…
M534 Spring Hangers
The M534 Spring Hanger’s innovative design allows you to adjust your suspended product during the installation process. Squeezing the arms together allows the M534…
Noggings in Curved Steel Stud Walls
The purpose of a nogging in a steel stud wall is to provide support and to prevent twisting of the studs during the installation of lining board. The installation of standard steel noggings presents an issue…
External Soffit Ceilings
An external soffit ceiling is any ceiling built outdoors or subject to external wind pressures, such as a verandah on a multi-storey apartment, a covered walkway or a wet-weather shelter at a sports pavilion. We regularly hear reports of incorrect installations of external soffit ceilings…
Internal Doors and Windows Made Simple
When installing doorways and windows in internal steel studs walls, special consideration is needed to ensure these openings do not ‘disrupt’ the integrity of the wall. Insufficient structure around the opening may cause failure…
Shimming walls with the Betafix adjustable clip
Betafix adjustable furring channel clip eliminates the need for packers for shimming a block or concrete wall out to allow for insulation or to straighten the wall…
