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Has anyone here ever put up/made a wall?
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NoShangriLa
Golden Member
In a spit level room situation; you must allow landing space before and after the door (commonly 3'-4' on either side of door) that takes floor space and close in your room. It is do able but it will depends on the size of living room & step up area.
Draw the dimension of the room/s in question, indicate door ways, and furnitures will give us a better picture of the space.
The step up is about 4 inches, and the top wall in the step up room is curved on the top corner instead of a right angle, I guess that doesn't really matter
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darkxshade
Lifer
I know how to put a hole in a wall if ya ever need advice.
NoShangriLa
Golden Member
8'x8' is a small room, but it is doable.
The 4" step up will not have a landing, but wouldn't be that bad because the step up isn't that high to worry. Just make sure that you watch where you are going when come out of the room.
IMHO, 2 2"x4" studs and 3/4" door frame is just enough for a door knob when open (Open in, door on one side of room would give you more room than open on center).
Go for a pocket door for more space if you can live with the corkiness of it, or get a sliding door/screen.
Get a book on basic construction from the library because it is easier to construct with guided illustration.
Tool:
Measuring tape, saw, hammer, nails (3" - 3 1/2" spikes), drywall, drywall screws, 4'-6' leveler, drywall, utility knife, pencil, chalk line is nice to have but isn't needed because the span can be cover by a full length stud, and drill & screws can be us in place of hammer & nails, and 2 packages of shimming.
See here for framing instruction; an easy way to make sure that your door frame square is to lay down a full sole plate across the door during framing (highly important if you want a none squeak/jam free door), then cut it off after the drywall is up (before install door frame). Do not nail down the sole plate where the door is going to be (pre cut 2 scores 1/2" deep off the under side of the sole plate where the door frame end so that it is easier to cut off before you hang the door frame, nail/screws 4"-6" back from pre cut line). In your situation you need only one 2"x4" stud on each side as corner studs, or 3 studs on 1 end of the wall and a single stud on the other side.
Good luck!
The 4" step up will not have a landing, but wouldn't be that bad because the step up isn't that high to worry. Just make sure that you watch where you are going when come out of the room.
IMHO, 2 2"x4" studs and 3/4" door frame is just enough for a door knob when open (Open in, door on one side of room would give you more room than open on center).
Go for a pocket door for more space if you can live with the corkiness of it, or get a sliding door/screen.
Get a book on basic construction from the library because it is easier to construct with guided illustration.
Tool:
Measuring tape, saw, hammer, nails (3" - 3 1/2" spikes), drywall, drywall screws, 4'-6' leveler, drywall, utility knife, pencil, chalk line is nice to have but isn't needed because the span can be cover by a full length stud, and drill & screws can be us in place of hammer & nails, and 2 packages of shimming.
See here for framing instruction; an easy way to make sure that your door frame square is to lay down a full sole plate across the door during framing (highly important if you want a none squeak/jam free door), then cut it off after the drywall is up (before install door frame). Do not nail down the sole plate where the door is going to be (pre cut 2 scores 1/2" deep off the under side of the sole plate where the door frame end so that it is easier to cut off before you hang the door frame, nail/screws 4"-6" back from pre cut line). In your situation you need only one 2"x4" stud on each side as corner studs, or 3 studs on 1 end of the wall and a single stud on the other side.
Good luck!
HomeBrewerDude
Lifer
maybe you should get a tape measure... you'll want one for those 16" centers.
a less involved solution might be to put in some book shelves between the area where yo like to look at porn and the area where you friends hang out. this would give you privacy, but wouldn't be as involved as a wall.
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