How to Build a Divider Wall By Charysse Roberson

Contents Common Mistakes Preparing your space for wall structure Knowing how tall and wide your wall will be Gather Materials Build frame Prepare wall for frame Prepare floor for frame Add sheetrock Cover cracks Paint wall Add base boards

COMMON MISTAKES  Make sure the place where you are placing your wall is a flat slab  You should always make sure that the area that you would like the wall placed is solid and in an area where there is a stud  Leveling is key to a sound structure  During construction it is imperative that you always check the levels on your boards

PREPARE SPACE  Prepare your space before you build and buy materials  Decide what type of structure you want to build  The space where the wall will be should be clear of debris  The floor and wall space should be accommodating to the type of wall you want

PREPARE SPACE Cont.  Make sure there is a stud in the wall where you want the wall to be placed  Remove any baseboards in the area where the wall is to be placed

MEASURE HOW LENGTH AND HEIGHT  Your wall should be cosmetically acceptable in the space you’re placing it  The wall is to add a divider between two areas, make sure there is space enough to move furniture through the walk way

GATHER MATERIALS  2 ¼ inch wood nails  Wood brackets  2x4 wood planks  Stud nails and concrete nails  Wall plaster

GATHER MATERIALS Cont.  Sheet rock and sheetrock screws  Stud finder  Miter Saw  Joint Compound tape  Leveler

BUILD FRAME  Start by building the frame of the wall in a rectangular shape, to match the length and height of your designated wall  Hold together with wall brackets and nails  Make sure your wall is level with each piece put together  Place slats 2 ft apart inside the wall from top to bottom  Hold together with wall brackets and nails  Place a holder in between the slats from left to right  Hold together with wall brackets and nails  Place in a staggered arrangement for sturdy wall structure

PREPARING WALL FOR FRAME  Mark spot on wall where frame it to be located in stud  This is for support of the wall  Using a drill and bit, drill holes in wall no wider than 1 foot apart, for stud nails

PREPARING FLOOR FOR FRAME  Mark spots on floor where frame it to be located  This is for support of the wall  Drill holes into concrete using a concrete drill bit, about 1 foot apart  This takes a bit of force, use caution  This is for support of the wall

SET FRAME  Drill holes in frame to match the holes in the wall and floor  Setting frame to holes in wall, attach frame to wall with stud screws  Setting frame to holes in floor, attached frame to floor with concrete screws

ADD SHEETROCK  Once your frame is in place, place your sheetrock side by side along the length of your frame; front, back and side covering the wall  Be sure there are minimal cracks in between the sheetrock placements  Straight cut edges  Make sure the edges are not bent, cut or damaged

COVER CRACKS  Using sheetrock tape, cover the cracks in between the sheetrock sections  With the sheetrock putty, cover the tape, and any nails that a visible  Sand down areas that are not even with sand paper

PAINT WALL  Once sheetrock putty has dried – time to paint  Choose a color you like and paint the wall to your liking

ADD BASE BOARDS  Once paint is dried at baseboards to match the existing baseboards  Using miter saw, cut angles needed for your desired look  using wall nails hammer baseboards into wall for seamless look

MY CRAFTED WALL

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