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DocuSign Envelope ID: 313DA256 -1EDE- 4396- A716- 4C53B809027E <br />JERRY M. PASSMORE CENTER ADDITION AND RENOVATION <br />HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA <br />2. Foam Gasket: Adhesive - backed, closed -cell vinyl foam strips that allow fastener <br />penetration without foam displacement, 1/8 inch (3.2 mm) thick, in width to suit steel <br />stud size. <br />PART 3 - EXECUTION <br />3.1 EXAMINATION <br />A. Examine areas and substrates, with Installer present, and including welded hollow -metal frames, <br />cast -in anchors, and structural framing, for compliance with requirements and other conditions <br />affecting performance of the Work. <br />B. Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected. <br />3.2 INSTALLATION, GENERAL <br />A. Installation Standard: ASTM C 754. <br />1. Portland Cement Plaster Assemblies: Also comply with requirements in ASTM C 1063 <br />that apply to framing installation. <br />2. Gypsum Board Assemblies: Also comply with requirements in ASTM C 840 that apply <br />to framing installation. <br />B. Install supplementary framing, and blocking to support fixtures, equipment services, heavy trim, <br />grab bars, toilet accessories, furnishings, or similar construction. <br />C. Install bracing at terminations in assemblies. <br />3.3 INSTALLING FRAMED ASSEMBLIES <br />A. Install framing system components according to spacings indicated, but not greater than <br />spacings required by referenced installation standards for assembly types. <br />B. Where studs are installed directly against exterior masonry walls or dissimilar metals at exterior <br />walls, install isolation strip between studs and exterior wall. <br />C. Install studs so flanges within framing system point in same direction. <br />D. Install tracks (runners) at floors and overhead supports. Extend framing full height to structural <br />supports or substrates above suspended ceilings except where partitions are indicated to <br />terminate at suspended ceilings. Continue framing around ducts penetrating partitions above <br />ceiling. <br />1. Slip -Type Head Joints: Where framing extends to overhead structural supports, install to <br />produce joints at tops of framing systems that prevent axial loading of finished <br />assemblies. <br />NON - STRUCTURAL METAL FRAMING 092216-3 <br />