’m in the process of framing my basement wall our structural engineer wants me to attach out bottom plate to the footing and pour my new slab against the framed wall(with a 1×4 screed board between the framed wall and new slab). The problem is nothing is straight. My question is can i nail in the 2×6 studs onto the bottom plate if they are overhanging or under hanging the bottom plate by 1-1.5”as long as the studs are straight? I don’t want to run into issue with drywall later on.
just a side note this is a pwf wall designened by the engineer to stop any future bowing of the blocks
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I would say yes. Normally the plate holds the wall in place, but in this case it would seem that the new slab would resist that thrust.