Framing

Project:  Framing

Materials:
  • Douglas Fir Lumber - 2x4x8’s, 2x4x12’s, 2x6x8’s, 2x6x12’s  (Studs & Top Plate)
  • Treated Lumber - 2x4x12’s 2x6x12’s  (Bottom Plates)
  • 1/4” x 3” Tapcon Concrete screws
  • 3” 10d Ring Shank Nails for Framing Gun

Step by Step:

1.      Assess and design your space on paper.

2.      Lay out your Floor Plan.  Using a chalk line, transfer your wall plan onto the concrete floor.  Make sure to note where your doorways or openings will be.  Check and recheck you measurements.

3.      Install your Treated Bottom (sole) Plates along these lines using a Hammer Drill with 3/16” concrete drill bit, 3” Tapcon concrete screws and an impact driver.

4.      Run your concrete screws in a zig-zag pattern every 12” - 16”
Note:      Be careful not to put any screws in the Bottom Plate where an opening or doorway will be.

5.      Now you’re ready to attach the studs.  How you attach the studs depends on which direction the bottom plate is running in relation to the floor joists above.  

    A.     If they are running perpendicular to the bottom plate then you can simply nail the studs to the floor joists.  Using a straight 2x4, plum the bottom plate to the above floor joist and mark a line.  Do the same at the other end of the bottom plate.  Connect those two marks with a chalk line.  This line is now plum with the bottom plate.  Cut your studs 4 - 6” longer than the distance between the bottom plate and the floor joist.  Using a pneumatic framing gun w/ 3” nails, attach each stud to the floor joist at the mark then to the bottom plate and level as you go.  Floor joists are spaced 16” on center, so this works well for your studs.

    B.    If the bottom plate is running parallel to the floor joists then you will need to use 2 x 4 blocking every 16 inches between the floor joists to attach the studs. After installing all the blocking use the same procedure for marking, cutting and attaching the studs as in A.

6.      Install 2 x 4 blocking between the studs about 4 feet from the floor.

7.    When you get to a doorway or opening, you will need to attach a King and Jack stud on each side of the opening.  A king stud is a full-length stud placed next to the Jack stud.  The Jack stud is cut to the length of the height of the opening minus the thickness of the bottom plate.  Place a double Header between the two King studs and on top of the two Jack studs and nail in place.  Once this is done, cut out the bottom plate between the two Jack studs using a Reciprocating Saw or Crosscut Saw.

8.    Now you’re ready to hang Drywall!

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