How To Build An Interior Wall On A Concrete Floor

Since most basements have a concrete floor the tricky part is fixing the partition wall sole plate correctly.

How to build an interior wall on a concrete floor.

Concrete may be tough as rock but with the right tools securing walls to slabs is a smooth process. I use tapcon concrete screws to secure the wood to the floor. Choose a length that will penetrate the concrete at least 1 inch. Walls are built from the ground up.

With simple materials and readily available tools the novice carpenter can lay out build and anchor walls on concrete slabs. Other nails have a thick shank that sometimes has spiral ridges for improved holding power. Building a nonstructural wall is simpler than it looks and even attaching it to concrete isn t a big deal. Measuring from the basement floor to the top of the sill plates better insures a flat floor because basement concrete slabs are never perfectly level but your wood floor can be by following these steps.

This is a short video on anchoring a wooden wall onto a concrete floor. Either way the process to find the height of the bearing plate on the interior lower walls is about the same. Determine the wall location. Use an impact driver to drive a 3 tapcon screw through the wood and into the floor.

In this video i show you the method that i use to attach basement framing to a concrete floor. The end result of the project however probably will be. Cut pressure treated 2 x 4 boards to length and lay them along the chalk line. Some concrete nails are the cut nail design shown in the photo with a thick flat shank and a tapering v profile.

Step 1 locate and mark the position of the floor joists above the basement with an electronic stud finder and pencil if the basement is fitted with a ceiling.