How To Install Metal Furring Strips On Ceiling

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How to install metal furring strips on ceiling.

How to guide on installing a metal frame ceiling. You can cut furring strips to length using a circular saw if needed. Install as many furring strips as necessary to cover the chalk line. You can use a long straightedge or stretch a dry line over the strips to check that the furring is straight.

How to guide on installing a metal frame ceiling. Furring strips should be laid across not parallel to the ceiling joists. Metal furring strips or hat channels come in a variety of sizes and are preferred for their increased durability and resistance to water and fire. Wood furring strips are simpler and typically measure 50mm in length.

If the ceiling is uneven shim the furring with cedar shingles fig3. If you plan on stapling ceiling tiles which are generally 12 inches square to the strips install the furring strips every 12. While you can purchase furring strips in bundles of boards that are 8 feet long and 1 to 3 inches wide you can use lumber in other dimensions to fur out a ceiling. The general rule is to install furring strips that are the same width as the ceiling joists.

On center toward either side wall. Use a level when you re installing the furring strips to make sure the strips are creating an even ceiling surface. Calculate the size and spacing needed for the furring strips. The two main types of furring strips are made of wood and metal.

Be sure to orient the furring strips so they run perpendicular to the ceiling joists. For example if your chalk line is 12 feet long you will install one whole eight foot furring strip butting it against one wall and then measure and cut four feet from another strip and attach it over the remaining space.