Selecting Steel Walls
Type of Construction | External Treatment | Minimum wall width |
Robust Detail | |||||
Loadbearing light steel frame |
100mm Masonry only | 263mm | E-WS-1 | |||||
100mm Masonry or weatherboarding |
313mm | E-WS-4 | ||||||
Reinforced concrete frame |
100mm Masonry only Infill glazing units |
250mm | E-WS-2 | |||||
100mm Masonry, or glazing or cladding |
290mm | E-WS-5 | ||||||
Offsite manufactured volumetric |
100mm Masonry only | 276mm | E-WS-3 | |||||
Brick slip or insulated render | 330mm | E-WS-6 | ||||||
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KEY | |||||
Thickness quoted is the minimum possible to comply with the full Robust Details specification including finishes.
A skim coat would be in addition.
Deeper studs will increase this dimension.