Timeline for How can I build an interior wall without ceiling joists to attach on?
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| Jan 24, 2023 at 15:24 | comment | added | FreeMan | TBH, I've been building partition walls in my addition over the last few weeks. I've nailed the studs to the bottom plate, stood up the wall, then slipped the top plate in and either nailed or screwed down through the top plate to attach the studs. I could toe-nail, but even with a nail gun, I suck at it and either the nails stick out or the studs move on me. :( | |
| Jan 24, 2023 at 15:21 | comment | added | Aloysius Defenestrate | @FreeMan -- a wall that's perfectly sized for the height won't pivot nicely up and into place. (Granted, that's a 16th, but these things matter in my world.) Moreso if you have 1/2" drywall and a slot that you're trying to fit the top plate up into. If your wall is perfectly sized minus 1.5" and you're setting it on an additional plate, it's really easy to push the top into place and just kick the bottom onto the plate. | |
| Jan 24, 2023 at 14:58 | comment | added | FreeMan | Not sure, @AloysiusDefenestrate, what the benefit of the double bottom plate is. 100% agree on using PT for the bottom plate, but why two? Just nail up through the bottom of the plate into the studs, put on a single top plate and stand the wall up. | |
| Jan 23, 2023 at 20:45 | history | edited | Jim Stewart | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
edited title, body: substituted proper terms joists and blocking
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| Jan 23, 2023 at 3:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackDIY/status/1617356553580941315 | ||
| Jan 23, 2023 at 0:52 | comment | added | Aloysius Defenestrate | Ramset versus tapcons… a ramset tool is something you’ll use once in a blue moon. A drill with hammer capability will come in handy much more frequently. So I’d lean toward tapcons. | |
| Jan 22, 2023 at 22:42 | comment | added | Justin Zhang | @Polygorial sure, I've added more info in the original question. | |
| Jan 22, 2023 at 22:42 | comment | added | Justin Zhang | @AloysiusDefenestrate got it, thanks! For fasteners, would you recommend Ramset nails or Tapcon anchors? I was buying Ramset but one person on Home depot told me that I should use Tapcon because Ramset is dangerous. | |
| Jan 22, 2023 at 22:41 | history | edited | Justin Zhang | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| S Jan 22, 2023 at 19:59 | history | suggested | Peter Mortensen | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 22, 2023 at 16:28 | comment | added | Aloysius Defenestrate | A metal track for a bottom/top plate would be acceptable as long as it was galvanized. It might be a little easier to frame wood studs in place with this system. (It's really not hard to build a regular wood stud wall/wood plates and just lift it into place, though.) I'd go with whatever appeals to you. (In case you were talking about an all metal wall -- studs and plates -- I would caution that those walls feel somewhat flimsy.) | |
| Jan 22, 2023 at 9:43 | comment | added | Justin Zhang | hi @AloysiusDefenestrate, thanks a lot for the explanation and the advise! As a newcomer I was quite confused by the terms :). By the way, I saw some videos online using a steel track at the bottom of the drywall frame and attach studs directly to the track. I am not sure how does that compare to the double wood bottom plates. Wonder if you think that I should use the wood plates instead of the steel one? | |
| Jan 22, 2023 at 8:49 | vote | accept | Justin Zhang | ||
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| Jan 21, 2023 at 23:31 | comment | added | Aloysius Defenestrate | Pedantry alert. The things in the ceiling are joists. The things between the joists are blocking. The uprights are studs. The horizontal bits at the top and bottom of the wall are plates. Strongly suggest you have a double bottom plate: pressure treated against the concrete, fastened well, and then a normal wall that you place on top of the plate. | |
| Jan 21, 2023 at 23:29 | answer | added | Jack | timeline score: 7 | |
| Jan 21, 2023 at 21:21 | answer | added | Solar Mike | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jan 21, 2023 at 21:02 | answer | added | DIY75 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 21, 2023 at 20:16 | comment | added | crip659 | Using just drywall is bad since the wall might come down with just a person leaning on it. Either the short studs or moving the wall over a few inches(8) will be better. | |
| S Jan 21, 2023 at 20:11 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Jan 21, 2023 at 20:11 | history | asked | Justin Zhang | CC BY-SA 4.0 |