Commercial Metal Stud Framing [Paperback]

Ray Clark (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 157218079X | ISBN-13: 978-1572180796 | Publication Date: October 7, 1999

Framing commercial jobs can be more lucrative than residential work. But most commercial jobs require some form of metal stud framing.

This book teaches step-by-step, with hundreds of job site photos, high-speed metal stud framing in commercial construction. It describes the special tools you ll need and how to use them effectively, and the material and equipment you'll be working with.

You ll find the shortcuts, tips and tricks-of-the-trade that take most steel framers years on the job to discover. Shows how to set up a crew to maintain a rhythm that will speed progress faster than any wood framing job.

If you've framed with wood, this book will teach you how to be one of the few top-notch metal stud framers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Craftsman Book Co (October 7, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157218079X
• ISBN-13: 978-1572180796
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #406,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Commercial Metal Framing, June 8, 2000

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Robert Forsythe - See all my reviews

This review is from: Commercial Metal Stud Framing (Paperback)

I am a foreman for a Drywall/Metal framing company. I bought this book to pick up a few tips here and there. This book was a great help to me. It explains everything in detail. Again the detail in this book is excellent. I would recommend this book to anyone getting started in metal framing, and to anyone looking to pick up some tips.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Leaves a lot out., April 13, 2005

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The Old Philosopher "The Old Philosopher" (WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Commercial Metal Stud Framing (Paperback)

I'm not sure who this book is written for. It has a lot of nice pictures, and some details about the more simple parts of framing with metal studs. But it leaves a lot out. Whenever anything gets complicated Mr. Clark says, "your foreman will tell you" what to do. He doesn't explain to the reader how to decide what will be wanted. That leaves out every reader who is a foreman level and above. It's not a book for builders, contractors, architects, designers, engineers, supervisors, or anyone wanting to convert from light frame wood construction to metal framing construction. For example, there are no structural calculation tables for bearing walls and no reference to where one might look to find structural calculation data for metal framing. One chapter talks about structural framing and mentions that the components are a heavier gauge than non-structural walls, but there is nothing to say how much heavier gauge is needed where, or how light of a gauge can be used in non-bearing walls either. There is nothing about how to select the gauge or type of material for particular applications. All of that kind of information is left to "your foreman will tell you."

And, it's not very good for the workman on the job either. My son bought my copy because he was out working on a commercial job where metal framing was required. By the time he had gotten around to buying the book after working a few days, he had learned just about everything he needed to know from other workers. It's not all that hard or complicated to bend down a few tabs. He gave the book to me saying that he found little or nothing he could use on the job. Yes, there are a few helpful hints here and there in this book, but overall it's a real disappointment whether you're a workman on the job or a supervisor wanting to know how to select material for the job. Maybe it could be used for a classroom teaching of beginner framers. They could get some good ideas before starting on the job site.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for neophytes, April 17, 2001

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David S. Laker (Hamilton, Smiths Bermuda) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Commercial Metal Stud Framing (Paperback)

Despite the reviews and the suggestive title, this book will NOT provide a grounding in metal framing for those wishing to convert from traditional skills. Designers/architects will learn nothing regarding metal framing compared to wood framing. Little or nothing in the way of loading is provided. This book may have tips for seasoned experts but it certainly assumes that you come to the table with plenty of metal framing experience.