Subtract 3 1 4 inches to find the stud length needed.
Securing wall to basement floor.
There are a variety of ways to secure framed walls to concrete.
If you re building each section on the floor i highly recommend having someone with you.
If like me you re not that lucky you still have a few options.
Move the sole plate drill the floor suck out the dust and tap the shield into place.
Possibilities for securing the wood framing to the floor.
You can buy one or rent one.
Tapcon screws pre drill base plate and concrete and then secure to the floor with tapcon screwes.
If your basement floor is not level which most basement floors aren t building on the floor will be a challenge.
This allows for the thickness of both plates actually 1.
This is a short video on anchoring a wooden wall onto a concrete floor.
If you have an air compressor the easiest way is with a nail gun ramset that will shoot the concrete anchors into the concrete.
You ll need help with holding the wood together as you start to secure it and you ll need someone to help lift the wall into place.
Use treated wood if the wood will come into contact with concrete such as the wood floor plates of framed walls or wood furring strips that attach directly to basement walls.
Lag shields produce strong joints but they involve more installation steps than most fasteners.
Measure from the floor to the ceiling in at least three spots in the wall location.
Drill holes through the wood sole plate with a wood bit and mark the floor.
Powder actuated hammer a tool which fires a 22 caliber shell loaded with a nail.
How to nail a stud wall to a cement floor.
Technically speaking your basement floor is made of concrete of which cement is one of several components.
If you plan to finish a basement you have.