Planning to set up an interior wall with a door, about 2.70 meters wide (green line). Not sure how to attach everything, I'm a bit of a novice.
Studs in the wall are marked in red on the picture and are made of metal! I thought I had solid wood pieces to attach to but alas... Otherwise, it's single-layer drywall with nothing behind.
The ceiling is drywall. The floor is parquet.
* Top plate, is it just screwed up with drywall anchors in the ceiling? Which anchors are "sufficient"? Do universal ones work or do I need metal expanders?
* Sill, I've seen that these can be taped. What kind of tape is meant?
* The walls, anchors in the drywall here too? In one direction there's a metal stud, how do you attach to these?
* The door, is there any technical building difference between having it right in the corner versus 20 cm from the edge as usual?
I've seen techniques where the wall is fastened with bolts but I guess these aren't very good when everything is drywall around?
Lots of questions, but I want to manage it myself. You have to learn sometime
Mats-S
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Mats-S
Construction veteran
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Hello!
There are many ways to do this. Personally, I much prefer working with steel studs because they are always straight and never warped. Additionally, it's easier to attach them to walls, floors, and ceilings.
I found some links on the principle of building a wall with steel studs:
https://www.byggmax.se/bygga-innervägg-med-stålreglar
https://www.hornbach.se/projekt/montera-stalreglar/
Construction adhesive (like PL200 from Jula) is your lifesaver in this case. Glue the wall/ceiling track before screwing it in place. Glue GENEROUSLY and THICKLY!
- If the wall is stable and the adhesive can adhere without problems (reasonably firm wallpaper), it's enough to screw the metal track with short drywall screws (coarse-threaded for wood) at about 15-20cm intervals. NOTE! Hand-tighten the last bit so that the screw grips your existing drywall WITHOUT stripping the threads. You don't need to bother with plugs Let the adhesive set and dry for several hours.
- Attach the ceiling track the same way as the wall track. Brace it with the vertical studs while it dries.
- The wall track on the side with the existing metal stud in the wall is attached the same way, but with screws for metal studs.
- The floor track. If you want to preserve the floor, use double-sided tape (check with the building supply store for the name, I can't remember).
The tracks at the door opening should be filled with wooden studs so you can easily attach the door.
To freely mount items on the wall, the first layer should be an OSB sheet, like:
https://www.byggmax.se/osb-skiva-p10097
As I said, there are other ways to do it, but this method works for sure
... and ... when you're screwing the sheets to the steel studs, watch your fingers ... I once screwed my index finger in and had to reverse the drill to unscrew it So, support the stud at a different spot than where the screw goes
There are many ways to do this. Personally, I much prefer working with steel studs because they are always straight and never warped. Additionally, it's easier to attach them to walls, floors, and ceilings.
I found some links on the principle of building a wall with steel studs:
https://www.byggmax.se/bygga-innervägg-med-stålreglar
https://www.hornbach.se/projekt/montera-stalreglar/
Construction adhesive (like PL200 from Jula) is your lifesaver in this case. Glue the wall/ceiling track before screwing it in place. Glue GENEROUSLY and THICKLY!
- If the wall is stable and the adhesive can adhere without problems (reasonably firm wallpaper), it's enough to screw the metal track with short drywall screws (coarse-threaded for wood) at about 15-20cm intervals. NOTE! Hand-tighten the last bit so that the screw grips your existing drywall WITHOUT stripping the threads. You don't need to bother with plugs
Let the adhesive set and dry for several hours.- Attach the ceiling track the same way as the wall track. Brace it with the vertical studs while it dries.
- The wall track on the side with the existing metal stud in the wall is attached the same way, but with screws for metal studs.
- The floor track. If you want to preserve the floor, use double-sided tape (check with the building supply store for the name, I can't remember).
The tracks at the door opening should be filled with wooden studs so you can easily attach the door.
To freely mount items on the wall, the first layer should be an OSB sheet, like:
https://www.byggmax.se/osb-skiva-p10097
As I said, there are other ways to do it, but this method works for sure
... and ... when you're screwing the sheets to the steel studs, watch your fingers
... I once screwed my index finger in and had to reverse the drill to unscrew it So, support the stud at a different spot than where the screw goes Yep, but I've never done it, so I'll leave that for another carpenter to explainT talonmas said:
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