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NJBLUE, It sounds like you have been answered with a lot of good sugestions. Re: The statment the contractor made about the special screws. The screws I have seen used on sheet metal studs has a finer thread pitch than a regular sheet rock screw. The two screws look alike but they have a different thread pitch. The sheet metal version has finer threads that gives more bite. The sheet rock screw has a coarser thread for holding in wood.