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Light gauge steel framing

Top-hat battens & furring channels

Top-hat roof battens and ceiling furring channels in 0.42 – 1.2 mm high-tensile steel – for metal roofing, tiles, plasterboard ceilings and wall linings.

Australia / NZ

Request a quotation Specifications

  • Top-hat battens 22 – 40 mm high
  • Furring channels for ceilings
  • 0.42 – 1.2 mm G550 steel
  • AZ / Z coated
  • Roofing, tiles, ceilings, linings
  • Clips and suspension available

Uses

Battens span between trusses or purlins and carry the roofing; furring channels carry plasterboard ceilings and wall linings with clips or suspension rods.

Battens and channels
ProfileHeightUse
Top-hat 2222 mmCeilings, linings
Top-hat 4040 mmRoof battens for metal sheet and tiles
Furring channel≈ 16 – 28 mmSuspended and direct-fix ceilings

Standards and requirements by market

Codes World Steel designs, fabricates and documents this product to – and the key geometric and load requirements in each market.

Australia / NZ

  • AS/NZS 4600Cold-formed steel structures
  • NASH StandardResidential and low-rise steel framing, Parts 1 & 2
  • AS 1397Steel sheet and strip – G550, Z / AZ coatings
  • NCCBuilding Code of Australia
Corrosion
coating class to NASH / AS 4312 exposure
All Australia & New Zealand standards →

Summary for orientation only – the project specification, the adopted code edition and the authority having jurisdiction govern.

Finishes

FinishStandards / notes
CoatingAZ150 / Z275

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