I want to build exactly such a wall next to the refrigerator. I don't just want a thin cover panel.

Do people use wood studs today or is it just metal? I don't want wood to move and cause cracks, but on the other hand, it's easier to work with for an enthusiastic amateur.

Either way, how do you make the narrow front side? Narrow strip of gypsum board? (I don't want a wooden strip as the front)
 
  • A narrow wall built next to a stainless steel refrigerator, possibly constructed using plasterboard, with a focus on its smooth front edge.
You can choose to frame with wood or metal, and it's also excellent to combine and set metal tracks on the ceiling and floor and use wooden studs in between; it's often easier and cheaper to fasten metal tracks if the ceiling and floor are made of concrete.
 
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F fribygg said:
You can choose whether to frame with wood or metal; you can also combine them and install metal tracks on the ceiling and floor and use wooden studs in between. It's often easier and cheaper to fasten metal tracks if the ceiling and floor are made of concrete.
But what about tools for working with metal studs? Is my metal snip sufficient? I remember there being a kind of clamp that locks the metal to another metal piece, but this is only necessary when the entire frame is metal. I have a concrete floor and a gypsum ceiling. How do you attach gypsum to metal? Regular drywall screws?
 
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But what about tools for working with metal studs? Is my tin snip enough? I seem to recall there's a type of pliers that lock one sheet of metal to another, but this only comes into play when the entire frame is metal. I have a concrete floor and drywall ceiling.
It seems a bit unnecessary to buy tools for that little bit of wall, use what you have and borrow a plug machine for the floor if you don't have it.
 
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