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LIGHT GAUGE
S
TEEL FRAME
C
ONSTRUCTION

 

  • The Concept of Light Gauge Steel Frame Construction
  • Framing Procedures
  • Other Common Uses of Light Gauge Steel Framing
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Light Gauge Steel Framing
  • Light Gauge Steel Framing and the Building Codes
  • Finishes for Light Gauge Steel Framing

 

Driving self-drilling, self-tapping screws with electric screws guns, framers add diagonal bracing straps to a wall frame made from light gauge steel studs and runner channels.

(Courtesy of United States Gypsum Company)

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