Acoustiquilt partition wall installation

Technical Installation Guide Number 4 Partition Wall Installation Procedure General Partitions must be installed in accordance with Drywall recommendations and the recommendations of BS 8212: 1995 and BS 8000: Part 8: 1994. Perimeter Framing ‘U’ Channels should be used for the head and base of the partition. C-Studs should be used to form any abutments to frame openings. Bed each section on two continuous beads of A-coustisealer and secure with Nailable Plugs at maximum 600mm centres and 50mm from ends of channels or studs. Separate studs and channels forming the perimeter need not be joined, but should be tightly butted together. Replace ‘U’ Channel with a Deep Flange ‘U’ Channel when forming a deflection head. Partitions should always run up to the structural soffit. Where an existing suspended ceiling cannot be cut back to allow for partitioning, bracing must be provided for lateral support at the partition head. Vertical Studs Studs should be positioned within the channels to coincide with the abutments of the boards, which will be fixed later. In general there is no requirement to secure the metal at this point as this will be achieved once the boards are screw-fixed. ‘C’ and ‘I’ Studs should be trimmed to within 5mm of the internal channel. For deflection heads only: studs should be cut short to allow for required clearance within Deep Flange ‘U’ Channel, up to a maximum of 25mm. ‘C’ Studs can be extended by forming an overlap, ...