I have plans to build a half wall. It will be about b200xh170. How should I think about fastening to the floor since I have hydronic underfloor heating under the parquet and chipboard? I also don't want a beam up to the ceiling to stabilize it. A TV is going to sit on it. How should I think to make it stable?
Generally speaking, I think it's a bad idea to build a permanent wall under the conditions you describe. If it ends up in the middle of the living room, the day will inevitably come when you wish you could temporarily move it to make room for a 50th birthday party, graduation party, neighborhood party, or whatever.
So I recommend instead taking any cabinet/TV stand and attaching lockable wheels to it. We did this for many years, where I attached the same kind of lockable rubber wheels that are often found on cases, etc., behind the regular legs so they weren't visible. It worked great and also offered the added benefit of being able to turn the TV and watch it from the other part of the room.
If you still want to build a permanent wall, the easiest way is to attach it to the floor with strong construction adhesive, such as PL400 or No More Nails. Build a "double" wall, i.e., two sets of framing with a little space between them that you can fill and cover, making it sturdier—and you can build in shelves and cables in it.
So I recommend instead taking any cabinet/TV stand and attaching lockable wheels to it. We did this for many years, where I attached the same kind of lockable rubber wheels that are often found on cases, etc., behind the regular legs so they weren't visible. It worked great and also offered the added benefit of being able to turn the TV and watch it from the other part of the room.
If you still want to build a permanent wall, the easiest way is to attach it to the floor with strong construction adhesive, such as PL400 or No More Nails. Build a "double" wall, i.e., two sets of framing with a little space between them that you can fill and cover, making it sturdier—and you can build in shelves and cables in it.
The thing is that we have a very large open floor plan, so I would still like to partition it a bit.
Does anyone have some inspirational pictures?
Does anyone have some inspirational pictures?
There are room dividers in the form of open bookshelves, and such can be combined with a media bench with a TV on one side. An example:
