HomeMy WebLinkAboutFile Documents.675 E Durant Ave.0043.2019 (20).ACBK
Alison Foto Agley
Rowland + Broughton Architecture
alison.agley@rowlandbroughton.com
970.274.9796 April 25, 2019
Regarding: TLN Chair 9/Lobby Ceiling Support
Alison,
This letter is to provide direction for constructing the dropped ceiling in the Lobby for the renovation
of The Little Nell Hotel Chair9/Lobby project located in downtown Aspen, Colorado. The existing
living room ceiling support is 1” hat channel screwed to steel channels that are hung from structure
above with tie wire. The hat channel has been cut up and is missing significant sections that are in need
of repair. To create a continuous system for supporting the new ceiling with drywall, plywood, and
casework, the following should be installed:
• 7/8” tall, 25 gauge (min) hat channel, spaced 24” oc (this can be a combination of existing or
new)
• Attached hat channel to existing channels at 48” oc OR where channels do not exist, hang hat
channel from steel decking above with 12 ga hanger wire at 48” oc.
• Re-attached any existing hat channel to steel at the spacing indicated above.
This system has the capacity to support the new casework planned for the ceiling as well as drywall.
We have also reviewed adding a second layer of 5/8” drywall to the Chair 9 ceiling and do not see an
issue with the existing structure if an second layer of drywall is added.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
Sincerely,
Dodson Harper, P.E., S.E.
Principal Engineer
05/14/2019
05/21/2019
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