On Tuesday, 6 September 2016 15:17:06 UTC+1, Eugbug wrote:
So I'm building a timber framed and metal sheet cladded garden shed. It
will be approx 6m x 3m x 2.5m, constructed from 4 x 2s and bolted down
onto a concrete pad. The cladding sheets are just under a metre in
width.

Question - How closely should I space the studs? Should the studs
coincide with the edges of the metal cladding so that the vertical edges
of the cladding can be screwed to them rather than just screwing
adjacent sheets together with short screws? Would 1 metre be too far
apart to space the studs?

Do I need to brace the stud walls or would the metal sheets provide
sufficient bracing to stiffen everything up?




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Eugbug

The metal's long axis should be at right angles to the studs.
The long axis is normally vertical so your studa want to be horizontal.
So it's not like a timber shed.
Google:-
images sheet metal cladding structural drawings.
Basically similar structures for steel and timber frame buildings.