Opinions on framing inside steel building?

[Bluewaterfishn]

Have been told that I need to attach the wood framing to the girts on the inside. One company is trying to sell me a beefed up steel building so there will be little to no deflection, so sheetrock doesnt crack.

Had another person say dont do it, not neccessary to buy beefed structure. Just frame inside and dont attach to the girts.

Both buildings are windstorm rated by the way. I live on the coast.
Any opinions?
Thanks

 

[Lucky Llama]

I built an office building years ago.The interior framing was independent of the steel frame. The building survived Katrina as well as several other minor hurricanes.

 

[Bluewaterfishn]

I built an office building years ago.The interior framing was independent of the steel frame. The building survived Katrina as well as several other minor hurricanes.

Yea, thats what I am going to do probably. Just curious if there is actually a reason people secure framing to the steel or is it just to save space. Can't see why you would need to other than adjusting the size of the building to fit your floor plan
thanks for your response

 

[My Old Tools]

I attached my framing and had no problems.

 

[readhead]

There is no such thing as a beefed up building for framing. That is a sales ploy. If you are framing rooms within the building then treat them as a stand alone structure. Are you trying to coordinate windows and doors into the plan? You need to treat that a different way. If you are just finishing the inside walls then specify girts on 24” centers and no additional framing is required. We need a little more information to supply an informed answer.