Light Steel Frame Wall

There are two types of steel used cold rolled light gauge and hot rolled structural beams both types are impervious to rot and insects while being nearly fire proof.

Light steel frame wall.

Applies to primary structural and secondary components including external infill lsf walls. The steel sections used here are called cold formed sections meaning that the sections are formed or given shape at room temperature. An important feature of light steel infill walls is that the size and thickness of the light steel c sections can be varied depending on the height of the façade. This is in contrast to thicker hot rolled sections that are shaped while the steel is molten hot.

The best technique for framing steel walls is to first fasten the floor and ceiling tracks and then install the studs one at a time. Verticlip slt and slt l connect exterior curtain wall studs bypassing the building s structural concrete slab or structural steel frame while allowing for a vertical deflection of the structure of 1 up and down for slt and 1 875 0 938 up and down for slt l. On the floor lay out and mark the location of the wall fasten the steel track photo 2 and then locate the position of the ceiling track using a plumb bob or a level held against a steel stud. Applies to warm frame and hybrid construction.

Light steel walls using c sections are increasingly used as infill walling within both steel and concrete framed buildings and have largely replaced masonry or timber alternatives. Light gauge steel construction is very similar to wood framed construction in principle the wooden framing members are replaced with thin steel sections.