Steel studs; Snips, screw gun, ramset/tapcons and a level, lighter weight easier to haul, and faster assembly.
Wood; Saw, nail gun, compressor, hoses, drill, various bits, ramset/tapcons and a level.
OK, I am no professional but I have a fear of metal studs in a basement due to possible humidity/water leaks and such. Am I overly paranoid?
Also, can BLUEWOOD be used in place of PT for floor plates (on slab)? Roofing felt is no longer recommended for use under floor plate?
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Tarpaper? Sill gasket is already the right width.
OK, I am no professional but I have a fear of metal studs in a basement due to possible humidity/water leaks and such. Am I overly paranoid?
Also, can BLUEWOOD be used in place of PT for floor plates (on slab)? Roofing felt is no longer recommended for use under floor plate?
Your not worried about the moisture in the lumber, it will dry, you are stopping the moisture from wicking up thru concrete to the wood. Any thing that stops moisture is usually acceptable but I have seen old tar paper break down years later when you take stuff apart.
Sill gasket is the best because it will fill the voids and stop the water, I doubt it has much R values.
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Felt will break down over time allowing wicking and sill gasket provides a moisture barrier (I guess it does as it is also used on sill plates) in addition to a thermal barrier. I was overbuilding...
But, isn't felt called for by code under a floor plate (on crete)?
My plan was all treated wood on the basement floor with a sill gasket under it. Do I need treated if I am doing a sill gasket?
Also, I have one wall that has 4 2x6 studs holding up my load bearing header or whatever its called. when I figure my 2x4 wall with a 2" insulation behind it that is only 5.5". is 1/2" ok to drywall around, or am I better off trying to pull the whole wall forward 1/2 inch? and if I pull the whole wall out 1/2 inch, do I need to add another 1/2" sheet of insulation behind the wall because of a fire block or anything like that? Just trying to figure out the best way to frame around that support. I don't know if drywall can be screwed to that type of thing or not since its structural.
You want to build your wall with a gap there anyway in case it is not perfectly straight. the fire stop is the drywall at the ceiling.
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