What a Temporary Wall Is
Walls in a home are eitherload-bearingornon-load-bearing.
Load-bearing walls are always located on the perimeter of a home and sometimes are found asinterior walls.
A temporary wall is a a non-load-bearing wall.
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It bears, or carries, no weight from loads above it; it only bears its own weight.
Contact your localpermitting officefor information about permits for temporary walls.
A concrete slab foundation can adequately carry a temporary wall.
For this project, it is assumed that the ceiling height is eight feet.
For example, this can be perpendicular to joists or directly below and parallel to a joist or beam.
Adjust your wall stud cuts accordingly for your own ceiling height.
Cut with the utility knife.
These will be the wall’s top and bottom plates.
Lay two of the wall studs at the ends.
Lay the remaining five wall studs between those two end wall studs.
Mark five 16-inch on-center positions for these middle studs.
Both the top and bottom plates should receive the same marks.
Face-nail through the plates and into each stud at the ends rather than toe-nailing.
Wipe any excess clean and let it thoroughly dry.
The spacer protects the floor from marring.
Slide the two top foam spacers into place.
Secure the Wall to the Floor
Screw the bottom wall plate to the floor with 2-1/2-inch screws.
Start by drilling pilot holes to prevent cracking the bottom plate or the floor.
The temporary wall will need to be screwed to the floor and ceiling, per these instructions.
Do not pressure-mount the wall between the floor and ceiling.
Hang the Drywall
Fasten the drywall sheetsto the studs with the cordless drill and drywall screws.
Finish the drywall to the desired level with drywall tape and drywall compound.
How to Disassemble the Temporary Wall
Remove the Drywall
Unscrew and remove the drywall sheets.
Detach the Top Screws
Unscrew and remove the lag bolts at the top.
Tip the Wall Down
Remove the two foam spacers from the top.
With an assistant, gently tilt the wall down to the floor.
Cover up holes in the floor with wood filler.
Structural Connection Design for the Home Inspector.
International Association of Certified Home Inspectors.
