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OSHPD Cold-formed Framing

OSHPD Cold-formed Framing

OSHPD Cold-formed Framing

(OP)
Does OSHPD have a minimum gage requirement for cold-formed steel framing?

RE: OSHPD Cold-formed Framing

No idea but quite likely they should ... at some point the local and global slendernesses would turn the practical members quite precarious in strength terms.

RE: OSHPD Cold-formed Framing

In California hospitals, you need to be able to justify whatever size is specified. OSHPD also has preapproved partition wall details for typical conditions, http://www.oshpd.ca.gov/FDD/Pre-Approval/index.html. They do not mandate using the preapproved details. They are fairly new. OSHPD has a structural engineer review partition details during plan check (on every project that I have worked on).

I’d rather see heavier gauges than doubling studs all over the place or using a bazillion screws to anchor equipment and backing. I would not be afraid to ask the architect to specify 16 gage studs; they are fairly common in California hospitals.

RE: OSHPD Cold-formed Framing

If you are working with OSHPD - triple your bid and you will probably still lose money!!

RE: OSHPD Cold-formed Framing

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Thank you all for you help.

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