Framing Wall To Concrete Floor

Choose a length that will penetrate the concrete at least 1 inch.

Framing wall to concrete floor.

Some concrete nails are the cut nail design shown in the photo with a thick flat shank and a tapering v profile. In this video i show you my technique for installing a bottom plate of wall to concrete floor for finishing a basement or garage. A raised floor is constructed with a wooden framework that bridges from one exterior wall to another. In this section i ve cleared out some space on my garage floor.

That way i can build the frame on the ground and then lift it into place. Cut pressure treated 2 x 4 boards to length and lay them along the chalk line. Walls are built from the ground up. This allows for the thickness of both plates actually 1.

Repeat at the other end of the board. And the vertical studs can t go all the way from the floor to joist. Measure from the floor to the ceiling in at least three spots in the wall location. Other nails have a thick shank that sometimes has spiral ridges for improved holding power.

Use a hammer drill with 3 16 masonry bit to drill a hole through the wood and into the concrete floor. Be sure to wear safety goggles when hammering masonry nails into concrete. Subtract 3 1 4 inches to find the stud length needed. Use an impact driver to drive a 3 tapcon screw through the wood and into the floor.

This framework may or may not be supported intermediately by girders beams or walls. Use these time stamps to ju. With the baseplate secure to the concrete floor i ve got a good base to attach my wall frame to. Step 2 insert a masonry bit that is 5 8 inch in diameter and at least 12 inches long into a hammer drill.

When you have a window on the concrete wall you will have to build a frame around the window. While you can hire a pro contractor to do this it is easy to do it on your own as well. If you have a drain line or other plumbing line make sure to run the line between the joists and where it comes down vertically bring it between studs in on a wall. Attaching your wall framing to the concrete floor is a necessary part of the process after building a brand new framed wall.

On upper levels of a house the underside of the floor framing generally serves to back ceiling materials. This is much easier than building the wall frame in place vertically against the wall. In this video i show you the method that i use to attach basement framing to a concrete floor.