How much of a gap in a floating wall?
Time to start building your floating wall on the floor. Remember when you measure from your pressure treated plate to the ceiling joists, you’ll have to subtract 3″ for the top and bottom plate of your wall, along with minimum 1 1/2″ for your floating gap.
How far should Framing be from basement?
Be sure to maintain the 16-inch on-center stud spacing, and check the wall frame to make sure it’s plumb before nailing it to the beam.
Can you build a wall without studs?
The answer is no—a wall must have studs to ensure structural support. However, there are some variations in how a wall can be framed and where you will locate studs.
How do you frame a floating wall in a basement?
Check to make sure the new wall is plumb and level. Use the Ramset to fire a nail into the center of every other stud to secure the new floating wall. Finish framing the rest of the basement.
Why do we need floating walls in Colorado?
Because of expansive soil in Colorado, commonly called Bentonite, we are forced by code to build floating walls. Here’s a good explanation of why the soil expands. The height or “gap” between your pressure-treated plate and your floating wall can vary by area, but in my area a 1 1/2″ “float” was required.
How do you cut a wall in a basement?
Nail your bottom plate to the pressure treated plate and you are ready to measure and cut your studs. Then nail them in lined up with the X’s you marked out earlier and you’ve got yourself a wall! Before measuring your studs and cutting, I recommend going along the entire wall and measuring from the pressure treated plate up to the ceiling joists.
How to drill a hole in a basement wall?
1 Lift your wall and rest it on the pressure treated plate 2 Use clamps or have someone help hold the wall up while you drill holes every 24″ 3 Drill your holes straight down the bottom plate into the pressure treated plate 4 Lift your wall and nail to your ceiling joists 5 Grab your steel spikes and hammer them in through the holes you pre-drilled