Hello All,
I’m redoing a bath around 9′ x 5′. A pretty standard set up with the vanity and toilet on the left wall and a tub surround to the right.
I need to construct a small wall (to the left of the toilet which will actually be a bookshelf on one side facing the toilet). It will be around chair rail height and about 28″ from the wall to end.
I want to figure a way that I can make this sturdy and stable. The floor is a concrete slab. And there is plumbing running all along the wall. If it weren’t for the plumbing I would recess the framing of the initial structure in between the studs and add another wall stud alongside to brace it, but this isn’t do-able with all the existing plumbing.
So, between the uneven concrete slab and not having any room to frame as I mentioned above, nor room to add blocking to lag in to, does anyone have any suggestions on how to stabilize this wall?
Much appreciated
Mick
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Glue the bottom plate down with PL Premium. Then, glue and screw plywood or osb to both sides of your wall, and tie it back into the other wall somehow.
How about using pipe? Looking from above picture a "t". The top of the "t" would be in the existing full wall. The vertical part of the "t" would be in the new wall.
The hardest part would be drilling your holes straight so they line up.
I would think 1" pipe would work and the "tee" fitting would make assembly relatively easy.
MSA1,
I don't know if I'm following you on this. Could you try to explain it to me a little more?
Mick
In the existing wall, drill two holes in adjacent studs. This will allow the insertion of two pieces of pipe 12" long. Between those pieces of pipe, insert a "tee" fitting, this fitting will accept the remaining piece that will be in the half wall.
This way you will have essentially build a horizontial "T" that will stop the lateral movement of your half wall.
If that doesnt help you, try placing your framing square on top of this half wall (long end on the wall, short end against existing wall. Now imagine your square is a "t" with two short ends.
If that doesnt help you, e-mail me. I'll give you my phone number and try to explain it better on the phone.
Edited 7/5/2007 6:08 pm ET by MSA1
Epoxy threaded rod into the floor and bring them up through a double top plate countersunk into the top one.
Ratchet down on those nuts. Glue and screw plywood to at least one side.
Bam!
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Thanks guys
Good info,
Mick
How wide is this wall going to be?If you want to use it for a bookcase then it needs to be wider than 3 1/2".Plently of freestanding bookcases that are 10" or so deep that don't need attachments to anything..
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