If you re refinishing an attic or adding a closet or home office you re going to need an extra wall or two says this old house general contractor tom silva.
Framing wall in attic.
4 to 6 hours to frame an 8 foot long wall with one doorway for every remodeling job that involves knocking down a wall there s another that calls for putting one up.
Allow for a top and.
Use r 30 insulation for the ceiling and.
Two by four lumber is standard for framing most walls including short walls in the attic.
Use a nail gun to attach sheets of osb to the walls over the insulation.
If you want your attic space to have a flat ceiling you ll need to add collar ties to the framing.
Score the shims with a utility knife and snap them off flush with the plate.
How to frame an attic space basic framing.
Nail the end studs to framing in the existing wall.
A knee wall is a.
Make sure to nail into the wall studs.
A gable roof is framed with rafters that slope downward from the peak of the roof to the tops of the.
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.