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Bob Schmidt shows you how and why to lay-out a wall during construction to a standard 16 inch on center lay-out. When laying out a top and bottom plate for a typical wall a framing square is usually the most appropriate tool. To begin, flush up top & bottom plate ends, hook tape on flush ends. The first measurement is 15 1/4 inches to side of first stud placement. Each corresponding measurement should be 3/4 of an inch shy of stud marks on typical tape measure. This will give you studs that are on 16 inch center layouts. Sixteen inch center layouts are important for several reasons: many building materials are designed to fit in a 16 inch layout, ie. insulation, medicine cabinets some tile backing inserts & ironing board inserts; when installing cabinets or trim ie. crown, baseboard, these materials need to be attached to framing. If you stay true to 16 inch centers, all you really need to do in a wall is find the first stud and the rest of the studs in the wall are always multiples of 16 inches away. Another consideration when framing a wall is to match the existing structure as far as floor joist layouts, so as to allow space to run heat ducts, plumbing pipes, wiring to electrical panels, without having wall studs in the way and saving you time and money.

Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: HomeRemodelWorkshop

Length: 06:04
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HomeRemodelWorkshop (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@Carmensquilts If you are building interior walls simply lay-out all your plates at the same time and only build and raise 12 or 16 foot sections at a time connect after raising.+++Bob Have enough help available if raising larger sections,
HomeRemodelWorkshop (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@brian1969a Hey Brian. As a rule yes they did. however due to the size of heat runs,plumbing locations and so on, they would sometimes get creative with their lay-outs. If you use a drill bit to drill plaster(behind where crown will cover) it will be less likely you will blow-out plaster that may happen if you use a trim nail, Hope this helps! +++Bob
brian1969a (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Don't know if you can answer this, but we have a house that was built in 1900. Did they use the same 16" stud layout, or did they usually go by a different standard back then? Reason I ask, is I can't use a stud detector (lathe strips under the plaster) and I want to hang crown molding in our dining room, but I don't want to be poking and prodding all over the place, trying to find the studs.
Carmensquilts (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
How do you connect 2 or 3 of these to get wall lengths longer than 12 feet? Thanks, cb
HomeRemodelWorkshop (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@BEASTsatisfaction FUTURE CHAMPION!!! Love the confidence. +++Bob
HomeRemodelWorkshop (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@BEASTsatisfaction With the exception of the first stud that will be 13 3/4, the remaining field wall studs will be 14 1/2 between. If you are on new construction the plates are nailed thru plate into stud prior to "raising" the wall,if there is an appropriate angle to nail the nails in , I am not aware of it but after you hit your books please let me know if there is. Good Luck with the competition! +++Bob
BEASTsatisfaction (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I'm a HS student taking carpentry and entering into the first part of the skillsUSA competition. We have to frame a wall as part of that. Anyways, I have a question. When you nail the studs in. Do you nail through the top of the top plate into the stud or an angle drive from the stud into the plate? Same for bottom?-Mike, future skillsUSA national champion :)
BEASTsatisfaction (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Hey there, I'm a young carpenter that's starting the skillsUSA competition through my high schools OSTC. And part of that is framing a wall. So I have a few questions. I understand the measuring thing from the end. 3/4" off 16"OC. But when you nail the studs in place. Wouldnt the distance between studs be 14 1/2"? And when you nail the studs in, do you drive them in on an angle from the stud to the plate. Or through the top (or bottom) of the plate into the stud. Thanks!-Mike
lynxconstruction (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
must be from Alaska. I only seen Alaskans layout with both boards flat.Explains everything good though.
anaokar (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@HomeRemodelWorkshop Mostly in metal stud construction.

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