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Sizes on the rack
Resilient channel — 1/2", 12'
Hat furring channel — 7/8", 12'
Stock gauge — 20 ga
Special order — 25 ga
Stocked
Steel · 4 of 5
Resilient Channel and Furring
One breaks the sound path. The other gives you something flat to hang board on.
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Which one you want
Resilient channel is a Z-shaped strip that decouples the board from the framing so sound does not transmit straight through. It is in nearly every STC-rated partition and every multifamily demising wall. Hat channel is a furring strip — it stands the board off a masonry or concrete wall, or levels a ceiling. They look similar on the truck and do completely different jobs. Screwing resilient channel into the framing on both flanges defeats it; ask if you are not sure which flange floats.
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Manufacturers
ClarkDietrich · CEMCO
Common questions
Ask the counter.
Does resilient channel go on the ceiling or the wall?+
Both, depending on the assembly. Ceilings under occupied floors are the most common.
Can I use hat channel as resilient channel?+
No. Hat channel is rigid on both flanges. It will not decouple anything.
The branch makes the call