Wall Framing Tips - Figuring The Materials
It doesn't really make any difference, whether you have
experienced framing walls, or if this is going to be the first wall that
you have ever framed. We can always learn something, if we keep an open
mind, and enjoy reading.
Let's figure out how much materials you're going to need. Let's say that
the wall you're going to build is going to be 16 feet long and you are
planning on spacing each studs, 16 inches on center.
The first thing that were going to want to do, is convert 16 feet and
inches. This will require us to multiply 16 times 12, which equals 192
inches. Then were going to need to do divide 16 inches on center stud
layout measurements, by 192 inches. This will give us 12 equally spaced
16 inches on center vertical studs.
The next thing that you're going to need to do, and most people forget
about this, is to add one more 2 x 4 stud, for the end of your wall.
This will give us a total of 13 2 x 4 studs, that we will need to
purchase at our local home improvement center or lumber yard.
Now what about our bottom and top plates. We know that each one of these
top plates are going to be 16 feet long, and we are going to need at
least one for the bottom and one for the top.
Don't forget to measure the wall height. If the wall is 8 feet tall, you
will need to make sure that your vertical 2 x 4 studs are at least 8
foot in length. If your wall is 9'8" tall, make sure that you get 10
foot vertical 2 x 4 studs. By now, you should have a pretty good idea,
how to figure out your materials, to frame a new wall.
Now that doesn't seem too difficult. Happy wall framing.