WALL PLATE TO CONCRETE THE START TO BUILDING BASEMENT WALLS

@Rechkalov7 ha…been cheating that way meself for years.Really works well funny enough.

if its not broken dont fix and if your friend have water probleme then the insurrance will do it so …why spend money to fix something that aint broken now? and he will save money from insurrance IF water damage!

awesome

Great video! Seems like a good alternative to a powder actuated fastener.

hello,
im in the process of making a few walls for my 100k home gym.
is the distance between the studs 16.5, and do we need a vapour barrier under the plate or should i use treated lumber for the floor piece. i saw one guy using no nails just glue for the floor plate? is that enough,.. and no it is not a supporting wall. length is 12 feet,..hieght is 9 feet.

thanks.

No not really, a couple less tools to drive in versus screw,maybe a little faster. Even when I show one way I use definitely does not mean there are’nt equally appropriate ways of doing same thing,just trying to show an option. Thanks for watching+++Bob

If it were open already and not weight bearing I would cut out and replace plate,but as I said I would not open anything that did’nt have to be opened just to replace plates+++Bob

If you have the tools,some basic skills,and a willingness to learn and work thru possible problems,I say go for it! If you have a friend or a friend of a friend that works as a carpenter you could ask questions of that comes in handy as a resource, If there are any questions I can help with leave a message on my channel+++Bob

Hey Bob, question for you. A buddy of mine discovered that the his finished basement has untreated bottom plates when he opened up a section of his finished basement wall. He’s now got concerns to treat this wood so that it doesn’t rot. Any ideas or pointers that you may be able to share? He’s afraid that this was done throughout the finished basement walls and wanted to minimize the time/cost of ripping the walls out. Can he just cut the bottom portion of the walls and treat this wood?

This is great! I have been wanting to remodel my basement, but my family recommended that we pay a professional to do it to “make sure it gets done right.” But these videos are making me reconsider… I may do this myself! Thanks!

Thank you very much+++Bob

Great stuff Bob! I really appreciate the tips and information you have put up. Big thumbs up!

measure your wall top to bottom… now subtract 3″ for the top and bottom plates… cut would to whatever that size is.

a 2″ x 4″ is 1.5″ thick… because of this, you need to subtract .75″ to get 16″ on center… so line up your first stud, your next stud should be places 15.25 (1/4)” from there and so on and so on… hope this helps