Drill holes through the wood sole plate with a wood bit and mark the floor.
Securing wall to basement floor.
Measure from the floor to the ceiling in at least three spots in the wall location.
Lag shields produce strong joints but they involve more installation steps than most fasteners.
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.
If like me you re not that lucky you still have a few options.
This is a short video on anchoring a wooden wall onto a concrete floor.
Subtract 3 1 4 inches to find the stud length needed.
How to nail a stud wall to a cement floor.
If your basement floor is not level which most basement floors aren t building on the floor will be a challenge.
Tapcon screws pre drill base plate and concrete and then secure to the floor with tapcon screwes.
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.
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.
If you have an air compressor the easiest way is with a nail gun ramset that will shoot the concrete anchors into the concrete.
This is the most expensive option.
This will require a hefty hammer drill.
Move the sole plate drill the floor suck out the dust and tap the shield into place.
Possibilities for securing the wood framing to the floor.
Replace the sole plate and drive lag screws with washers into the shields.
If you plan to finish a basement you have.
You can buy one or rent one.