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    How to Insulate corrugated roll up door from heat/sun

    Ya know how we are supposed to search the forum, instead of making a new thread... Thats why im here! I need updated resolutions for this same issue. I have 2 roll up doors on my metal building...I just got done having the whole place coated with closed cell foam, now I need SOME solution for...
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    Hang interior walls directly to support beams in metal building?

    Thanks Bradpac! p.s. im in georgetown tx, so let me know if you recommend a local place to get the hat channel. I dont know how many variations of that stuff there are...
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    Hang interior walls directly to support beams in metal building?

    Thank you for the response! 1. I was worried that 1x4 would be too floppy. I like the idea of hat channel. Do I simply TEK screw the hat channel into the building columns....then tek screw the plywood/osb into the hat channel? **I could really use some photos of this! 2. I assume the hat...
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    Hang interior walls directly to support beams in metal building?

    I see hat channel is popular. Is that better than 1x4?
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    Finishing a Metal building Interior - What works and what to stay away from

    This is such great info! Can I revive this thread to get this information specific to the “other” type of metal building wall framing setup? My building has vertical metal columns/studs in 12 gauge steel. Can I simply run 1x4 boards, horizontally, spaced at 2’ along them? And then attach...
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    Hang interior walls directly to support beams in metal building?

    Can I mount Sheetrock directly to this? Of course not! ;) but can I mount sheet rock to some 1x4 boards that I run horizontally across the vertical metal columns? Just got my metal building/garage installed (24x30) Building is 26g metal paneling with 12g (2x2) vertical frame columns. 1...
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    Fluorescent strip lights recessed in ceiling

    Pics of the can lighting? I'm struggling with a similar situation and my garage door sits close to the ceiling when it's "up". I want lots of light.... My temporary solution was to simply hang two sets of T12 lights and plug them in to the outlet in the ceiling. Happy to take any suggestions...
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