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Randall A Chapple, CSI, CCS, AIA, SE, LEED AP
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Username: rachapple

Post Number: 73
Registered: 12-2005
Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - 11:09 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

Has anyone heard of or used Metal Resources? That area a producer of cold formed metal framing (054000) in the Chicago area. I swear that every job in the office has a different stud provided that I have never heard of!
Colin Gilboy
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Username: colin

Post Number: 333
Registered: 09-2005


Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - 11:12 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

From their website:

Welcome to Metal Resources web site. We are a distributor of flat-rolled steel products
http://www.metalresourcesinc.com/

They cite MRI Steel Framing as their supplier
http://www.mristeelframing.com/
Colin Gilboy
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Mark Gilligan SE,
Senior Member
Username: mark_gilligan

Post Number: 529
Registered: 10-2007
Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - 12:16 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

Unless you are designing your metal studs around a proprietary product there is no need to specify the stud manufacturer. Most metal stud products can be specified generically.

If you had delegated the design of metal stud walls to the contractor your review of there proposal would be limited to the generic criteria in the specifications. What criteria will you use to evaluate the metal stud manufacturer?

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