Installing Door W/ Metal Studs

Patrick

Had to add in a new door, in an exsiting partition wall in an office. The walls have metal studs. I have cut the opening in the drywall, and removed the studs that were in the way, How do I now frame in the door opening? Metal? Wood? Combo of both? How is the door attached? It is a hollow core prehung door.

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Originally Posted by Celtic
Like I said...I'm sure you are very good at what you do ~ whatever that is and where ever it happens.

TimelessQuality

Regular door? I use a combo of both... I rip a 2x to about 3 1/4" to fit in the u of the metal stud, then screw it in place. Then you have a wood frame to hang the door..

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neolitic

There you go.

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Patrick

Thank You I am not a fan of steel, my hands are like swiss cheese as it is from all of my weekly battles with coil.

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Like I said...I'm sure you are very good at what you do ~ whatever that is and where ever it happens.

dkillianjr

Yup thats the way I do it too.



Dave

novicepro

why rip? just screw the wood to the back of the stud ]x and place in the rough opening.

Jason Whipple

Bingo! I never rip and insert the wood inside the metal. It can cause havock with trim nailers. Frame the metal opening 3" wider and 1 1/2" taller, then back screw the wood into the opening. By back screw I mean screw through the metal to the wood. May require a larger opening inicially but it will be solid!

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neolitic

Kind of depends on whether the
stud is an "I" or a "U"?

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Jason Whipple

True for the door install, but not the casing.

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TimelessQuality

It depends on the profile of the stud...

I still do a double (jack) stud in metal plus the wood for door frames. For commercial, tall walls and heavy use need it.

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Mellison

Add three inches to the rough opening.frame with metal inverting the two jack studs then screw 2x4s to the two insde metal studs.

woodmagman

Use steel track rather then steel studs to frame opening and insert 2x4 scrap into the track. You can use waste this way and allow for nailing and scewing backer on the sides and top of the opening, no need to change the rough opening and no real time to cut and frame...

OCRS

Depends on the frame thickness of the door. Thicker frames with integral grooves for drywall are installed at framing and as such, frame is plumbed and studs screwed to frame and secured to track. 5/8 or 3/4 frame, add the 2x

72chevy4x4

that's a good point-w/o a good frame you could see the entire wall flex in and out w/ the door slamming shut. If you decide to install metal door frames, they have connectors that you would drill into the concrete and anchor them with. If you go light duty, be observant where the wall is anchored-if you cut out the framing section that anchored the wall to the ground and the next one is 12" back from the edge of the opening, you've got a weak system.