How To Frame A Wall On Uneven Concrete Floor

Fasten your bottom plates to the floor where you want your walls.

How to frame a wall on uneven concrete floor.

Mark the length of the new wall on both the adjoining wall and floor. When a floor is uneven the best way to frame a new wall is to set the floor and ceiling plates first. 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. Then remove the tape.

Measure all the studs individually and toe nail them into the plates. Measure and cut two two by fours one of. To resurface an uneven concrete slab begin by laying a long straight 2x4 wooden rail across the concrete slab floor with one end positioned on the high point in the room. Cut pressure treated 2 x 4 boards to length and lay them along the chalk line.

Fasten your top plates to the ceiling. Snap chalk lines between each set of marks to guide the wall installation later. Use a hammer drill with 3 16 masonry bit to drill a hole through the wood and into the concrete floor. In this video i show you the method that i use to attach basement framing to a concrete floor.

I use tapcon concrete screws to secure the wood to the floor. Walls are built from the ground up. Use an impact driver to drive a 3 tapcon screw through the wood and into the floor.