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