How To Frame A Wall On Uneven Concrete Floor

Use a chalk line on the floor to indicate wall placement and cut a 2 by 4 to fit.

How to frame a wall on uneven concrete floor. Measure all the studs individually and toe nail them into the plates. Snap chalk lines between each set of marks to guide the wall installation later. Fasten your bottom plates to the floor where you want your walls. Fasten your top plates to the ceiling.

When a floor is uneven the best way to frame a new wall is to set the floor and ceiling plates first. Use an impact driver to drive a 3 tapcon screw through the wood and into the floor. Slip shims under the low end of the 2x4 rail until it s perfectly level then use a scribing tool to transfer the unevenness of the floor onto the rail. Use a long level or a laser to mark straight up from the bottom plates to the ceiling.

Cut pressure treated 2 x 4 boards to length and lay them along the chalk line. Mark the length of the new wall on both the adjoining wall and floor. Use a hammer drill with 3 16 masonry bit to drill a hole through the wood and into the concrete floor. Then remove the tape.

Walls are built from the ground up. Measure and cut two two by fours one of. I use tapcon concrete screws to secure the wood to the floor.