How To Attach Hat Channel

Attach drywall to channel following local building codes.

How to attach hat channel. Step 3 - Measure and Cut. Install drywall vertically to hat. Many UL Underwriters Laboratories and city and state building codes require the use of furring strips between layers of drywall to achieve certain fire ratings.

Hat channel or Z furring can be attached to the bottom of the bar joist at 16 or 24 on-center perpendicular to the joist. Attach the drywall to the top of the channel and everything falls in the place from there. The hat channels are going to be set into the joists with the smaller flange pointed toward the roof.

1 Allowable ceiling spans are based on effective properties. Because of the same decoupling mechanism that works with resilient channels hat channels. Screws or power-driven fasteners can be used to attach furring channel.

2 ½ 2 916 and 2 58 Unacceptable width. For our purposes we want. The most common use is to attach them horizontally to the studs.

Channel larger than 2. Enter your measurements either in decimal or fractions. 0188 478mm Designation Code.

10 and 12 Thickness. In drop ceiling applications furring channels can be attached directly to 1-12 cold rolled channels using Metal Furring Channel Clips or tie wire. Mount XPS pink stuff boards to foundation wall with adhesive Use a pneumatic concrete nail gun to mount the Furring.