Steel studs

[mfiore]

Re: Steel studs

In my particular project, luck was involved

I was afraid you'd say that. I don't seem to have much lately.

[wlively]

Re: Steel studs

Don't worry too much about it, if you hit one just move over. I vaguely remembered the general area of rebar and did not hit one. Unless you really packed them in, the odds are in your favor.

[blacknoir]

Re: Steel studs

Hey guys, don't mean to hijack this thread but thought you might know. Can you mount a steel track on top of concrete blocks? Between my oven and fireplace I'll be putting in counters which I wanted to build out of steel frame but I need to put a layer of concrete block down first to lift it up and act as a retaining wall. So I'll have a cement slab with a rectangle of cement block and I'm trying to figure out a way to build some steel frame cabinets on top of that.

Thanks,
Shay

[CanuckJim]

Re: Steel studs

Sure, use Tapcons to secure them.

Jim

[blacknoir]

Re: Steel studs

Yeah? cool, my main concern was the walls of the blocks would be too thin to drill and screw into from the top vs the side.

[CanuckJim]

Re: Steel studs

If so, fill the block voids with cement first, then drill into the cement.

Jim

[blacknoir]

Re: Steel studs

DOH! Time for me to put the dunce hat on.. that answer was so obvious it was TOO obvious..