How To Float A Bathroom Wall

How to plumb a basement bathroom with floating walls in an expansive clay soil environment.

How to float a bathroom wall.

Dado joints also add strength to the overall piece. The contemporary design for this vanity uses dado joints for the plywood instead of butt joints for a cleaner look. Use a float to get an even finish. In this valley it s much easier to put the compound and sand down.

No matter the size of your space chances are there s a floating sink for you. Subtract 3 from that measurement to account for the top and bottom plates one 2x4 on top and one 2x4 on bottom. Line up the side panels side by side and clamp them securely together with long bar clamps. When you re done the wall should have a smooth uniform appearance.

Lift your wall and rest it on the pressure treated plate use clamps or have someone help hold the wall up while you drill holes every 24 drill your holes. This means that they create a little valley when they link up with another tapered end. Clamp the panels together. At this point here is what i did to be sure the floating wall was flush with the pressure treated plate while still remaining strong and rigid.

Snap a chalk line along the marks image 1. Glide the float lightly over the surface of the wet plaster in all directions to work out any lumps lines holes and inconsistencies in thickness. Then measure from the ceiling to the floor joist above to determine the length of the studs image 2. Also clamp them to the work surface below.

Use a tape measure to mark the new wall measuring from the existing wall. But be sure to measure the sink just in case giving up the pedestal or landing cabinet for the sink to be solely mounted to the wall is striking.