Wall Framing Tips - Building A Wall
Hopefully you've read the article on how to figure out
how much materials you will need to purchase, before building the wall.
Once you have figured out and purchased your building materials, it's
time to learn how to assemble the wall.
The first thing that were going to want to do, is fasten our bottom and
top plates, to the floor and ceiling. Let's start with the bottom plate.
Measure the distance in between the walls, where you are going to be
installing your new wall, and cut your bottom plate to fit in that area.
Place the bottom plate, in the area where you are ready to frame the new
wall and then measure the distance from each end of the wall, to the
other wall that runs parallel with your new wall. Make sure that these
distances are even at each end and even in the middle of the new wall
that you are about to frame, before attaching your floor framing plate.
Then you can fasten the new wall bottom plate to the floor. This can be
done with nails, if you're building on top of a wood framed floor or you
can use shots and pins, to fasten the bottom plate to a concrete floor.
After you have fasten the bottom plate securely to the floor, you will
need to use a building level, to mark the vertical placement of the end
of wall studs, that will be fastened to each side of your new wall.
After this is done, you can install your top plate of the wall, and make
sure that it runs in the same direction as the bottom plate. This can
usually be done by using nails, but if you don't have anything to nail
to, there's a good chance that your going to need to open up the drywall
ceiling, and install some wood blocks that will provide your new wall
with a solid surface to attach your new framing top plate to.
After you have secured your bottom and top plates, you're going to need
to grab your tape measure and start at one side of the wall and mark
your bottom and top plates, 16 inches on center and this will be where
you're placing your new vertical studs.
After you have laid out your bottom and top plate, it's time to measure
the distance for the new vertical studs that will be installed. Always
start at one end and work your way towards the other end.
Simply fasten each vertical stud, driving two nails through your
vertical stud, at the bottom and top plates. This method is often
referred to as toe nailing and is the method that I would recommend, for
building your new wall.
By now, you should be looking at a nice new wall that you have framed,
or you have been completely frustrated and need more information. I hope
this information helps someone.