resilient channels

[jimistone]

when i went to the local building supply and asked for resilient channels they looked at me like i was crazy....didn't know what the hell i was talking about.

[flatrockrecordin]

Home Depot sells them. Look where they sell sheetrock supplies like corner bead and other metal channels.

[ap]

What exactly do they call it? I've asked and looked up and down several times and never have I found anyone there who knows what the hell I'm talking about.

[scuppari]

You're asking for the right thing... in the deep south, they call the product "hat channel". You might also look for the product code on the US Gypsum website which is www.usg.com.

Good luck!

[flatrockrecordin]

The Home Depot near me has them in a rack marked "resilient channel"

[buck78]

That's were I got mine...Home Depot. I think I paid 2.25 for a 12ft length. Much cheaper than I thought. After installing it, I thought of a few way to make it easier.

I had trouble getting the dry wall screws to "bite" into the the RC. This resulted in the head of the screw not sinking into the drywall. I would think that after the RC is up that you could install wood furring strips onto the RC. In a perpendicular fashion. It would look like a grid. Then install the drywall and screw it into the furring strip.

I managed to get mine to work without the strips. A while ago I posted some layouts for my room. Well, we are in the final stages now. All that's left is the waines coating and installing the solid wood door with the threashold and weather stripping around it. The room won't be sound proof, but it should be fine for my modest setup. I'll post some pics once we are done.

Buck