Replace the sole plate and drive lag screws with washers into the shields.
Securing wall to basement floor.
Subtract 3 1 4 inches to find the stud length needed.
This is a short video on anchoring a wooden wall onto a concrete floor.
This allows for the thickness of both plates actually 1.
Lag shields produce strong joints but they involve more installation steps than most fasteners.
If you have an air compressor the easiest way is with a nail gun ramset that will shoot the concrete anchors into the concrete.
If you re building each section on the floor i highly recommend having someone with you.
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 plan to finish a basement you have.
Powder actuated hammer a tool which fires a 22 caliber shell loaded with a nail.
If like me you re not that lucky you still have a few options.
Possibilities for securing the wood framing to the floor.
This is the most expensive option.
If your basement floor is not level which most basement floors aren t building on the floor will be a challenge.
There are a variety of ways to secure framed walls to concrete.
This will require a hefty hammer drill.
You can buy one or rent one.
How to nail a stud wall to a cement floor.
Tapcon screws pre drill base plate and concrete and then secure to the floor with tapcon screwes.
Measure from the floor to the ceiling in at least three spots in the wall location.
Drill holes through the wood sole plate with a wood bit and mark the floor.