In addition door openings in metal walls don t require structural headers used in wood framed openings.
Metal stud framing door opening.
The details contained in this document are intended as a general guide for using steel stud manufacturers association ssma member products.
Unlike wood framing steel framing doesn t rot due to moisture and it resists rust.
Door load bearing back to back header single.
If you need to cut dozens of metal studs and tracks quickly use a circular saw fitted with a toothless carborundum metal cutting blade 7 when cutting individual steel studs or tracks with a circular saw cut on the closed or web side and support the piece tightly on sawhorses.
This manual provides step by step instructions for the installation of a steel door frame in steel stud construction.
To cut individual steel studs and tracks use straight cut aviation snips photo 1.
How to install a doorway or opening within a metal stud wall.