USG Exposed Hanger Solutions User Manual
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Connection Spacing and
Infill Panel Options
System Weight
Maximum Uniform Load On Carriers (lbs./lin. ft.)
Termination Method
(lbs./sq. ft.)
Hanger Spacing (along main tee or carrier)
4 3 2
C
urvatura
System
Aluminum (solid and perforated)
0.5
7.5
10
15
D
iamonDflex
0.6
7.5
10
15
Brass and Stainless Steel wire mesh
0.6
7.5
10
15
t
ransluCents
(Lexan or FRP)
0.6
7.5
10
15
L
ibretto
Gridless Metal
Solid
and
perforated
0.6
7.5
10
—
Ceiling System
t
opo
System
t
opo
infill
0.5
7.5
10
15
Trim
(lbs./lin. ft.)
4 3 2
C
2
Paired C
ompässo
Channels 8
3.5
7.5
10
15
Notes:
– Quality of wire connection can very widely depending on field conditions, equipment and user experience.
Installer must determine safe connection spacing and means for loads to be encountered.
–
30 lbs. per 18-gauge wire and 1/32 stainless steel rope wire is the maximum recommended load including
any additional or live load during installation.
– Suitability of decorative ceiling hanger devices must be determined by user. These are not to be used where
hangers must conform to ASTM C636, “Standard Practice for Installation of Metal Ceiling Suspension System
for Acoustical Tile and Lay-In Panels.”
Installation
18-Gauge Stainless Steel Twisted-Tie Connection
Detail
Six complete twists inside 1/2, first loop
to third loop.
1/32 Stainless Steel
Loop and Crimp-End Connection
Detail
Rope Wire
Feed rope wire down through one side of
oval crimp (USG Part No. 205241), through
hanger hole on tee or bracket and back up
through other side of oval crimp. Using crimper
(USG Part No. 202880), fully compress oval
two times, one above the other, using smallest
notch of tool. Crimp cannot be undone, so be
sure tee or bracket is in correct location before
pinching oval closed.
wire crimp
1
/
2
" stainless
steel rope wire
wrap wire six
times within
1
/
2
"
18 ga. stainless
steel wire