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Ceilings for Wood Buildings
Source: Noson, Perbix, SSD
Purpose
To brace suspended ceilings in wood buildings.
Recommendation
Provide splay wires and compression struts.
Supplies Required
- Wire—No. 12 gage
- Staples—No. 9 gage, 1-1/2"
OR
- Stronghold J nails
- Eye-screws—1/4" diameter
- Nails—16 penny common
- 2x blocking
Source: Noson, Perbix, SSD
- Adjustable compression struts
Installation
- Install splay wires at 12' on center in four directions with staples, J nails, or eye-screws (see Suspended Ceilings for layout).
- Install 2x blocking between joists with common nails, where required for the attachment of splayed wires.
Source: Noson, Perbix, SSD
- Provide adjustable compression struts, at center of splayed wires, to the structure above (see Suspended Ceilings).
Note
- Secure lay-in tiles or boards in ceiling grids at exitways and in corridors with clips. (See Suspended Ceilings.)
- Provide 1/2" minimum separation between the ceiling system and enclosing walls. See Suspended Ceilings.
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