Horizontal Hat Channel

Available in galvanized and sometimes red iron Hat Channel are standard at 20 or 20 2 long though some locations can cut to length.

Horizontal hat channel. Provides noncombustible furring for interior and exterior walls. Resilient and hat channels cost about the same and are installed in similar patterns perpendicular to studs or joists. Sometimes referred to as Hats a Hat Channel can be manufactured with lower tooling costs than most roll formed parts due to the simpler forming required.

1 x 3 Hat Channel in 0060 Mill finish Aluminum. Vented Hat Channel provides secure attachment of cladding systems while also providing critical ventilationdrainage cavity Ideal for use with rainscreen or wall panel systems or in cold roof standing seam applications. Available in 78 and 1-12 depths in 25 20 18 and 16 gauge.

Sometimes these lengths of steel are called subgirts or hat channelwell call it hat channel since its profile looks kinda like a hat. Up on the roof there will be horizontal bracing called purlins in the building trade that will be affixed to the rafters. 4 Single spans taken as the minimum span based on moment shear web crippling or deflection.

The deeper the channel the higher the capacity it can hold. HAT FURRING F CHANNEL ALLOWABLE CEILING SPANS L120 Notes. Hat Channels are often used in framing components used for ceilings and masonry walls.

In concrete wall applications furring channel is installed vertically to the wall surface using concrete nails or power-driven fasteners. The High-Hat Furring Channel is a hat-shaped corrosion-resistant framing component used to fur out masonry walls and ceiling assemblies. These outward flanges can also be called Wings or Fins.

Hat Channels can also be described as a Roll Formed Metal U-Channel with a bottom horizontal web and 2 vertical legs with outward flanges. Their hat-like shape and flanges make them easy to mount on surfaces. This furring channel is often referred to as Hat channel due to its shape.