Do Metal studs only run one direction or can you form a tee

[Barryscotland]

I’m going to be framing out round my stove to form a chimney breast with tv mounted in it (tv above stove is bad idea I no) an was going to use u and c track rather than timber but can’t figure out how to form the left to rights off of the front to backs. Really bad terminology but hopefully somebody understands and can explain. I can put the top rail on ceiling but for the bottom rail that’s above stove what do you use to support it coming of the side partitions?

[nod]

Yep

Use the track Snip the upright edge then fold either her You can then cut some stud and push it inside to form a strong box section 

[Barryscotland]

26 minutes ago, nod said:

Yep

Use the track Snip the upright edge then fold either her You can then cut some stud and push it inside to form a strong box section 

And say that section was spanning 900mm do you think two rails would be strong enough to take a tv an mount or would it need to be beefed up?

[nod]

8 hours ago, Barryscotland said:

And say that section was spanning 900mm do you think two rails would be strong enough to take a tv a mount or would it need to be beefed up?Yes 

[TonyT]

Fit some 18mm ply wood behind the TV bracket area, best to ensure a decent fixing now than faffing about with plasterboard fixings..