ProSTUD®
Drywall Framing System
HDS® Framing System
The Heavy-Duty Stud (HDS®) Framing System
The Heavy-Duty Stud (HDS®) Framing System is a high-performance, cost effective, multi-purpose, heavy-duty framing stud for headers, jambs, posts and built-up tube truss chords and webs. The superior strength and carrying capacity of the HDS means higher performance with fewer members. It means eliminating box beam headers, nesting track and stud for posts and jambs and eliminating multi-member, built-up truss chords and webs. It also means improved finish quality by eliminating excessive material and screw head buildup around doors and windows.
Applications
- Curtain-wall headers, jambs and sills
- Drywall headers and jambs
- Load-bearing jambs
- Trusses
- Shearwall posts
- Heavily loaded or long-span wall studs
- Any other application involving nested stud and track
Benefits
- Outstanding bending strength in two directions
- Reduces installation time by 50%
- Eliminates box beam header assembly
- Reduces material and labor costs up to 50%
- HDS® can be screw-attached from either side
- Eliminates stud-to-track nesting for post, header and jamb studs
- Openings up to 15' wide
- Eliminates multimember built-up truss chords and webs
- Eliminates excessive bridging for load-bearing walls and posts
- Improves drywall finishing around doors and windows without screw head buildup
- Superior axial strength
(All profiles are unpunched in the East Coast)
- Let the experts at ClarkDietrich Engineering Services help you incorporate this cutting-edge framing assembly into your next project. For Free HDS Preliminary Sizing, download and complete the HDS Preliminary Sizing Sheet. You can also contact us at 877-832-3206.