Floor Ceiling Framing At Exterior Wall
Depending on the application wall assemblies may need to be rated either from one side or both sides.
Floor ceiling framing at exterior wall. Frame partitions wood studs 2x4 plastered one side 12 wood studs 2x4 p lastered two sides 20 exterior stud walls. For specific exterior wall applications the model building codes allow wood frame wood sided. On upper levels of a house the underside of the floor framing generally serves to back ceiling materials. This catalog of sound rated wall and the purpose of the indexing system is floor ceiling assemblies was compiled from to enable the user to quickly find a group of.
Mark the location of interior walls as well and snap chalk lines on both sides of interior wall locations to ensure correct plate positions. Fasten the wall into place. Most wall framing is done with 2x4 or 2x6 lumber but it may be possible to use 2x3 s to build a new non load bearing interior wall. Find the shortest measurement from floor to ceiling and build your new frame to this height.
Floor framing at wall projections 31 page chapter 6 wall framing 31 requirements 31 platform construction 31 balloon construction 33 window and door framing 34 end wall framing 36 interior walls 38 lath nailers 39 chapter 7 ceiling and roof framing 40 ceiling joists 40 flush ceiling framing 42 post and beam framing 42. Fasten the bottom plate by driving 16d nails through it into the floor. Ing codes commonly require floor ceiling and wall assemblies to be fire resistance rated in accordance with standard fire tests. With both platform and balloon framing wall studs and ceiling and floor joists occur every 16 or 24 inches measured from center to center.
For a 10. Builders often frame second story walls flat on the subfloor and then raise them into position. Eliminate wood framing basics mistakes by chalking a full size map of your walls directly on the floor. Once the walls are in place another board the tie plate attaches to the top of the ceiling plates tying.
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. 2x4 16 o c 5 8 gypsum insulated 3 8 siding 11 exterior stud walls. Determine the number of studs required to build the wall by dividing the length measurement by 16 inches. Starting at one end of the new wall shim between the top plate and ceiling and check the wall for plumb with a level.
Wall and floor ceiling assemblies russell b. A raised floor is constructed with a wooden framework that bridges from one exterior wall to another. The standard second story wall consists of a horizontal floor plate a ceiling plate and wall studs all made from similar dimension lumber. Dupree office of noise control california department of health services berkeley california 94704 introduction building codes.
These standardized layouts result in the least cutting and waste of floor ceiling and wall materials.