How To Stud A Wall On Concrete
Framing a wall against the concrete allows you to add.
How to stud a wall on concrete. Start at one end of a wall and mark the location of the first stud. Concrete walls may have a purpose but beauty and warmth aren t it. How to nail a stud wall to a cement floor. Framing against a concrete wall isn t as hard as it seems since the concrete is already bearing the load of your house.
If this was going to be a load bearing wall the steps would be different. The goal is to have one secure. Concrete may be tough as rock but with the right tools securing walls to slabs is a smooth process. Wall studs are typically installed at 16 intervals when measured at their centers.
Other nails have a thick shank that sometimes has spiral ridges for improved holding power. Use a tape measure to mark out the location of the remaining studs along the wall. Using a plumb bob or laser level transfer those locations to the top plates. Technically speaking your basement floor is made of concrete of which cement is one of several components.
Clean any concrete dust out of each hole you drill with a vacuum cleaner or wire brush. Some concrete nails are the cut nail design shown in the photo with a thick flat shank and a tapering v profile. If you built your wall in sections like i did you ll need to secure the sections to each other. In this video i show you the method that i use to attach basement framing to a concrete floor.
Masonry walls like concrete tend to be damp dreary and unpleasant. Be sure to wear safety goggles when hammering masonry nails into concrete. With simple materials and readily available tools the novice carpenter can lay out build and anchor walls on concrete slabs. If you plan to finish a basement you have.
To bolt into concrete you ll need a hammer drill a titanium or carbide tipped drill bit and wedge anchors. This is video 4 of our diy sips house build. The first thing to do is put your drill into hammer mode and drill a hole in the concrete.