Product Focus on Framing Systems & Accessories

ClarkDietrich has launched a new interactive educational lunch-and-learn series called “Conversations With ClarkDietrich.” The series was kicked off with an event on October 15 at Dallas-based MAREK Design Studio and was focused on head-of-wall framing solutions.

When it was time for company owners Andrew and Kaly Batson to build their home in Broomfield, Colo., unique touches and distinct architectural details made it positively theirs. Quick Qurve Plate was used on two occasions at the property.

For the past two years, Todd Brady, inventor of Slotted Track and ProX Header and current Co-founder and Chief Business Officer of Hyperframe Inc., along with Jay Cady and Ken Sobel, has been working on a revolutionary metal framing system called Hyperframe. 

Milwaukee M18 FUEL 30 Degree Framing Nailer Kit sets the new standard for cordless framing nailers.

The website BuildSteel.org has been taken over and relaunched by the Steel Framing Association. 

ClarkDietrich is proud to announce the launch of Strait-Flex Gold, a new paper-faced composite corner bead featuring a memory-free hinge that adjusts to any angle to create perfect inside and outside 90° as well as off-angle corners. 

SmartHead, is a new and economical type of framing header that resolves a major problem for contractors – delayed shipping of welded, hollow metal frames. 

In commercial building construction, the flow or sequence of critical work is relatively consistent. It typically begins with excavation and foundation work, followed by the supporting or superstructure, floors and roof.

The doubly curving roof edge on the Antonov Auditorium called for specific expertise to develop the light-gauge framing and connection system.