{"id":1083,"date":"2021-04-02T01:19:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T01:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatblueprint.com\/?p=1083"},"modified":"2023-04-14T09:31:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T09:31:58","slug":"do-stud-walls-need-noggins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatblueprint.com\/do-stud-walls-need-noggins\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Stud Walls Need Noggins?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Stud walls are a common staple in any home. The prominent members that hold up the wall are the studs and the noggings. The question now is if you can skip installing the noggins to make the wall\u2019s construction much faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is highly recommended that your stud wall has noggins installed between the studs if your stud wall is load-bearing. Noggins help make the stud wall more rigid, which prevents the studs from moving about or warping. Non-load-bearing stud walls do not need to have noggins, but they still have some use for them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Read on as we\u2019ll be going into how noggins are framed into stud walls and their numerous benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Noggins are more than just lateral supports for your stud walls. There are many configurations for noggins that allow them to counter a particular type of force, either tension or shear. The most common usage for them is to prevent buckling, which happens when a structural member receives forces from an angle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Often, there are two sets of noggins on the partition between the studs. This reinforces the stud wall again and provides wood that can be used to fasten boards, which is especially useful for the heavier types.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Noggins are cut based on the measurement of the distance between two studs. The height is made at either the top of the studs or at the bottom. It\u2019s measured like this because these parts of the studs don\u2019t warp, so following that measurement will help ensure that the entire stud will be aligned once the noggins are installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The distance between noggins is typically around 18 inches (450mm). The height of most walls in a home is approximately 8 ft – 9ft in size, so you\u2019ll need to install four noggins per partition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The thickness of your noggins should be around the same thickness as your studs. This is so that it uniformly presses against your stud instead of a concentrated area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a related topic to why it\u2019s essential to reinforce structural members, so we feel like we should also get into this briefly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a home\u2019s structural system, walls and columns support the slab above it. Depending on the size of that slab, its weight can be held up by either beams, columns, or walls to prevent sagging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Walls being a structural member is not that common. It\u2019s much more expensive to construct a load-bearing wall than building columns that can get the same job done. A load-bearing wall\u2019s main benefit is the fire resistance and durability that it provides compared to non-load-bearing walls. They also offer a \u201ccleaner\u201d design since you can get away with not placing columns at specific parts of a house; this is especially useful for large-sized rooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With all this said, how it works is that it will receive weight from the top of the wall, and the forces from that weight will always be going towards your foundation. The problem is that not all weight is uniform, people are using this slab, and certain parts will have more weight than others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This leaves engineers with a challenge to make sure that your load-bearing walls can handle different types of forces( compression, tension, and shear). For context, columns usually have rebars and ties to supports their function of taking these forces. If you think about it, noggins act as the ties for a stud wall that is load-bearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When working with walls, you should find out if it\u2019s load-bearing or not. It\u2019s a big problem if your home loses a structural component because the forces will be redistributed to other members who weren\u2019t supposed to receive additional weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Generally, wooden studs are the most common stud type due to the affordability and availability of wood as a material. Wood is an excellent material considering its price range and workability; however, it does come with downsides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These are the two main cons of using wood as a material for your studs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If not treated properly or not installed properly, wood can either warp, twist, expand, shrink, or even crack. This is where noggins come in to prevent this from happening. Wood is not particularly strong compared to other materials, which makes up for workability and ease of installment, so expect that you\u2019ll need to use more of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wood is prone to decay and is highly sensitive to its environment. This implies that its strength will eventually fail faster than inorganic materials like steel or concrete over time. Noggins help make your walls last longer through the additional reinforcement that it provides to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite this, wood still has many more benefits, such as being easy to work with( easy to change its dimensions and shapes), affordable, and readily available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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