Steel stud/joist framing

[JStructsteel]

For using light gauge steel studs/joist framing, how in depth do you go with your design? Do you treat like a engineered truss or floor system, call out the width/depth and load, and leave the specifics up to the supplier? Or do you detail every size?

I have never done a job with them, I dont want to over specify and perhaps leave potential suppliers out of bidding.

 

[jayrod12]

Honestly it's locale dependent. Where I am, steel stud/joist design is a fully delegated design item, so we give them a minimum thickness, a depth, and often a maximum spacing (since the cladding at times needs the members spaced a specific distance or less). The rest of it I leave up to them.

If we get more detailed than that, we may as well be doing the entire design and detailing.

 

[phamENG]

Depends on the usage for me. In large projects, I'll delegate curtain wall and architectural studs. Small projects and load bearing/ shear wall, I detail it. I will leave the option open for alternate solutions to be submitted for review and approval.

I'm the exception around here. Most will delegate the entire structure if they can get away with it.

 

[JStructsteel]

Thanks,
Not a huge job, just a build out of a warehouse for office space. Maybe 5000sf of office space, ceiling joists.

We are right down the road from Clark Dietrich Corporate. Figure they will at least get a look at it.

Are lumber yards dealing with these, as distributors, etc? Would they do a framing plan, take off?