A balloon frame structure is a timber frame structure, where the studs run continuously from the sole plate to the rafter plate. The studs are typically a soft pine dimensional lumber. These studs

When you're securing the bottom plates of walls to the floor, nail into the floor joists/trusses below. Nailing through the plywood keeps 

Sole plates, or sill plates, are the first pieces of framing lumber placed in home construction. These plates must be made of pressure treated lumber since concrete has a tendency to wick moisture

2 Cover the wood with a tarp. The sun will warp and twist your boards all over the place - especially something as wet as borate. 3 Measure the distance for the sill plate with a tape measure. 4 Cut the length of board - use a handsaw or a circular saw. [2] 5 Place the cut board into position on top of the J bolts.

Video · A bottom plate or sole plate is a horizontal wood member at the base of the wall, fastened to the floor frame. · Studs are vertical wood 

A sill plate or sole plate in construction and architecture is the bottom horizontal member of a wall or building to which vertical members 

Anchoring 1st 2x4 to the floor and floating the wall above creating double bottom plate (hanging the wall from upper joists) allows the floor to move without buckling the studs within the wall, eliminating cracks and damaging drywall. Drywall is then left 1/2-1" to be covered by base. Allowing expansion and contraction with climate and humidity.

Wood sill plates supporting cold-formed steel framing shall be anchored to the foundation in accordance with this section. Interior bearing wall sole plates shall have anchor bolts spaced at not more than 6 feet (1829 mm) on center and located within 12 inches (305 mm) of the ends of each plate section where supported on a continuous

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Here we show you how to repair and replace the bottom wood plate of a wood stud wall that has been rotted out by water or termites and is otherwise disintegr

First step is to lay the sole plate for slab construction, or sill plate for a foundation/floor, against the anchor bolts, mark their location and bore the holes. Platform framing can be used for either single or two-story and is the easier and most common method of construction. Fire stops are automatically created with this type of construction.