U-channel members do not have returns or lips.įurring channel is used as purlins, bridging, and backing.
U-channel is used for bridging, blocking, and custom applications. Track is used as the top and bottom plates of a CFS wall, or as the rim track of floors and rafters. Studs include wall studs, joists, and rafters, all of which have the same shape. To remember them, think of the acronym STUFL: stud, track, U-channel, furring channel, and L-headers. Is it a stud? Track? U-channel? What about its thickness and other material dimensions? Once you understand the system, you can identify the member at a glance.ĭesignator letters convey the type of CFS framing member Without knowledge of the designation system, you can’t tell much from that number. For example, a CFS member might have the designation 350S162-43. Understanding the designator system makes it easy to specify the right CFS components - and once you do that, you can then move on to finding the CFS distributor for your project. It is important to note that this universal designator system is used in identifying cold-formed steel framing in building codes as well. Since a wide variety of CFS member profiles, depths, widths, and material thicknesses exist, the steel framing manufacturing industry developed a standard designator system that all CFS manufacturers and suppliers use.
Do you need to order cold-formed steel framing (CFS) for your next project - but aren’t sure where to start? When ordering CFS, you must first be aware of the different types of products and how they’re designated by manufacturers and distributors.
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