If your attic is unfinished and your end wall studs do not fall upon the existing short vertical wall studs you ll have to nail pieces of blocking in between the existing vertical wall studs.
Framing an attic wall.
If you want your attic space to have a flat ceiling you ll need to add collar ties to the framing.
Place header against sole plate in doorway.
A knee wall is a.
How to frame an attic space basic framing.
Two by four lumber is standard for framing most walls including short walls in the attic.
As you shim and plumb each section of wall drive 16d nails through the top plate into the framing with a hammer or nail gun.
A wall is a collection of studs usually sized 2 4 or 2 6 equally spaced usually 16 in.
Lay the top and soleplates side by side and measure starting from one end.
The top plate can be either single or double.
It will not bear any loads.
Score the shims with a utility knife and snap them off flush with the plate.
Draw another line 1 inches from the first.
Carefully measure where each of the new wall studs will go and mark the locations with perpendicular lines across the plates.
Use r 30 insulation for the ceiling and.
Lay the plates face to face.
On center and sandwiched between top and bottom plates.
Fasten the bottom plate by driving 16d nails through it into the floor.
Allow for a top and.
An attic wall needs to be located near the joists and studs so it can be held in place properly.
Use a nail gun to attach sheets of osb to the walls over the insulation.
Staple insulation between the wall studs and ceiling joists image a.
Purchase enough to install a stud on each end of the wall and every 16 inches between.
Mark stud locations 15 1 4 inches from plate end then every 16 inches.
Nail the end studs to framing in the existing wall.
Your attic wall will not be a supporting wall.
If your upper floor is on the attic level floor a and you receive a warning message about drawing objects on the attic level click ok.
Double plating is most common on load bearing walls unless the roof rafters or trusses and floor joists stack directly over the studs in the wall then a single top plate can be used.
How to finish attic walls and ceilings step 1.
Build the header and have it ready when you layout the rest of the wall framing.
Make sure to nail into the wall studs.
Mark each end onto plate.
If the walls aren t plumb stagger the plates by the differences in the step 1 plumb bob measurements.
From the menu go to build wall straight exterior wall then click and drag in the wall the same length as the deck railing below it.
Build the frame with the lumber laying on edge on the floor next to where it will be erected.
