How To Install Hat Channel

Installation Video for GenieClip RST

Specified Fasteners

Wood: #eight x 2-1/2″ coarse thread woods or drywall screw

Steel: #8, #10, or #12 x ane-v/8″ self tapping, fine thread, Blazon-S

Concrete: three/xvi″ or 1/4″ x 2-1/iv″ anchor screw (Tapcon)

Splicing Aqueduct: 1/2″ pan head steel stud framing screw or similar

Use fasteners that will have a minimum of 120 lbs pull out or shear forcefulness in the wood, steel, or concrete substrate. Tighten the fastener until it comes in to solid contact with the elevation washer on the GenieClip® RST. For best acoustic results, do non over tighten.

Cull A Layout Design (Aforementioned For Walls and Ceilings)

Standard Layout

Following a standard layout pattern is the quickest, simplest, and everyman priced style to install resilient channel clips.

For both ceilings and walls, the perimeter will accept a clip installed within 6″ of the adjacent surface. For walls nosotros propose a row of clips inside 3″ of the flooring to allow for baseboard to exist installed and increase stability. The rows of clips should be a maximum of 24″ on center for unmarried or double layer drywall and 16″ on eye for triple layer drywall.

Regardless of the span betwixt, each clip should be no more than than 48″ apart.
Staggered Layout

The staggered layout pattern is slightly more complicated and about ten% more clips volition exist used. However, all lab tests conducted with resilient clips utilise the staggered layout and field tests have shown as much as a 5dB loss improvement in some frequencies. Some other advantage is the weight distribution by dividing the clips evenly on the framing. This is preferred in older ceilings or in ceilings with shallow joists.

For both ceilings and walls, the perimeter will have a clip installed within 6″ of the adjacent surface. For walls nosotros advise a row of clips within iii″ of the floor to adhere baseboard trim and increment stability. The rows of clips should be a maximum of 24″ on center for single or double layer drywall and 16″ on middle for triple layer drywall.

The clips in the get-go row will be spaced 48″ on eye from the first perimeter stud. The side by side prune for each subsequent row will shift xvi″ to the left of the previous row.

Ceiling and Wall Assembly

Figure A:We recommend installing the sound isolation clips for drywall on the ceiling before beginning any work to the wall. After installing the ceiling drywall, yous volition caulk the gap between the ceiling drywall and the wall framing. This will reduce sound transfer and create a fire stop which will limit flame spread backside your wall to the flooring above.

Figure B:The screws used to spike the drywall should only enter the furring hat channel. The length of the drywall screw should not penetrate the resilient prune or framing. If you practise come up in contact with the prune, then the forcefulness of the clip will keep the screw from penetrating the clip.

Figure C:The bottom row of clips should be installed within 3″ of the finished floor to attach baseboard and increase stability. The baseboard can be nailed into the furring lid aqueduct. Applying a thin bead of adhesive or caulk to the back of the baseboard before attaching the baseboard will assistance increase the concord strength of the finish nail. The remaining gap beneath the drywall should be caulked with an acoustical caulk.

Dealing With Common Obstacles

Doors and Windows

Furring hat channel should finish affluent with the framed opening of each door and window. A header comprised of two lid channel clips and a short piece of channel should be installed above each door and window, with a footer installed below each window. If the window or door exceeds 4′ in width then actress clips will be required for the header and footer.
Vents and Openings

Furring chapeau channel cannot be installed over any vent or opening in your wall or ceiling. The lost connection of furring hat channel will demand to exist substituted with a short piece installed to either side of the opening. This will increase stability around the opening.
Perimeter Backing

As noted above, resilient audio isolation clips must be installed within 6″ of the perimeter of each wall and ceiling. It is non uncommon for clip installers to have to add together a stud or other framing member to meet this requirement. Keeping the perimeter clips within six″ of each wall and ceiling volition increment stability for the installation of drywall.

An alternative for perimeter backing is the GenieClip® LB4.
Extending Electric

A simple way to extend an outlet box to get flush with the drywall is to use a two×4 block attached to the side of the framing. This block should not come in contact with the drywall, clips, or aqueduct. The outlet box is then attached to the block at a altitude that volition allow the box to get flush with the surface of the drywall. An additional box extension ring tin can be used if several layers of drywall are installed.

Installing the Furring Lid Channel

Resilient aqueduct installation of the furring hat aqueduct into the resilient sound isolation clip does not require any fasteners. Start by inserting the furring lid channel into ane side of the clip. Then, using your hands, compress the other side of the furring hat channel to squeeze the channel in identify so that both sides of the channel are locked into the resilient sound isolation clip. The furring hat channel will remain in place regardless of the weight of the drywall installed on the channel. The gauge of channel preferred is 25 judge for both resiliency and ease of the hat channel installation. Furring lid channel is typically easy to observe locally from drywall distributors or building supply stores, just tin also be purchased online from our store in lengths of half-dozen′. Click here to purchase hat aqueduct from our site.

Splicing the Furring Hat Channel

Y'all will need to splice two pieces of furring lid channel together when the length of the channel cannot bridge the entire wall or ceiling. The 2 pieces of channel that you splice together will need to overlap by a minimum of 6″. This splice needs to occur between two clips because the clips are not designed to hold two pieces of channel. No additional drywall clips are needed well-nigh the splice. Fasten a pan caput steel stud framing spiral on both sides of the channel to provide a stable splice between each piece of channel.

Drywall Installation

We recommend installing the drywall perpendicular to the furring chapeau channel. When installing drywall on a ceiling or wall, maintain upwards to a 1/iv″ gap forth the perimeter. This reduces flanking to adjacent walls, ceilings, and the flooring. Use temporary 1/four″ or thinner shims along the flooring and only remove the shims one time all the screws are in place. Any gap that remains will demand to be caulked with GG Acoustical Sealant or similar to eliminate sound transfer through the gap and to provide a flexible connection betwixt the adjacent walls.

Important Reminders and Tips

The distance between clips should not exceed 48 inches on eye.
Center the clip on the framing and fasten simply enough that the prune has a slight ability to plough. Prepare the clutch after the kickoff clip.
Hat channel row spacing should not exceed 24 inches on middle and mostly should run perpendicular to the joists or studs unless the installation is recessed into the framing cavity.
You must seal the wall later on you install the drywall to ensure the sound isolation integrity of your assembly. Use a production like GG Acoustical Sealant to seal the 1/8″-1/4″ gap along the entire perimeter, as well as any electrical outlets or openings. If you are finishing your wall with a standard finish (i.e. paint, texture, wallpaper, tile, or similar), there is no need to caulk any non-perimeter drywall joints. But record and mud them as normal. If yous are finishing your wall in a non-conventional roofing that does not require taping/mudding (i.e. cloth, acoustic console, foam, or similar), then you must also caulk the drywall joints.
Mount each clip using the appropriate fasteners specified above. These can be purchased from any hardware shop.
We recommend using a chalk line to layout clips quicker and more than accurately. Another selection is to mark the appropriate prune spacing on the side of a piece of channel. Set the channel adjacent to the stud that volition receive clips and use the markings on the channel equally a unproblematic guide to show the distance in which each prune will exist installed on that stud.