Securing Wall To Basement Floor
How to nail a stud wall to a cement floor.
Securing wall to basement floor. This is a short video on anchoring a wooden wall onto a concrete floor. This allows for the thickness of both plates actually 1. Subtract 3 1 4 inches to find the stud length needed. Powder actuated hammer a tool which fires a 22 caliber shell loaded with a nail.
If your basement floor is not level which most basement floors aren t building on the floor will be a challenge. Tapcon screws pre drill base plate and concrete and then secure to the floor with tapcon screwes. This will require a hefty hammer drill. Technically speaking your basement floor is made of concrete of which cement is one of several components.
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. If you have an air compressor the easiest way is with a nail gun ramset that will shoot the concrete anchors into the concrete. This is the most expensive option. Drill holes through the wood sole plate with a wood bit and mark the floor.
Move the sole plate drill the floor suck out the dust and tap the shield into place. If like me you re not that lucky you still have a few options. Measure from the floor to the ceiling in at least three spots in the wall location. If you re building each section on the floor i highly recommend having someone with you.
If you plan to finish a basement you have. You can buy one or rent one. 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. There are a variety of ways to secure framed walls to concrete.