RyanBruner
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Hello, everyone. Thanks for the help in my previous question a while back.
I've been working on framing walls, and making slow but steady progress. I'm a tad perplexed at how to handle the basement windows, but nothing major.
Where I'm stuck, however, is along one wall. There is duct work about 8 inches away from the wall hanging down, allowing me enough space to put a top plate along most of the wall. But there is about a 6-ft section of wall where plumbing comes down from the ceiling, travels horizontally about 6 ft, and then drops down into the floor. My problem is, this leaves no place for any kind of top plate. I can't even move my wall out 4 inches because of the duct work.
So, how does one make a wall with a top plate when there is nothing up above to nail a top plate into? How do you secure the horizontal studs in such a case? I'm guessing there is something obvious, because all the web searches I've done looking for an answer only give brief descriptions of framing around obstructions..but this one is never covered.
Thanks. (I hope my description is clear.)
I've been working on framing walls, and making slow but steady progress. I'm a tad perplexed at how to handle the basement windows, but nothing major.
Where I'm stuck, however, is along one wall. There is duct work about 8 inches away from the wall hanging down, allowing me enough space to put a top plate along most of the wall. But there is about a 6-ft section of wall where plumbing comes down from the ceiling, travels horizontally about 6 ft, and then drops down into the floor. My problem is, this leaves no place for any kind of top plate. I can't even move my wall out 4 inches because of the duct work.
So, how does one make a wall with a top plate when there is nothing up above to nail a top plate into? How do you secure the horizontal studs in such a case? I'm guessing there is something obvious, because all the web searches I've done looking for an answer only give brief descriptions of framing around obstructions..but this one is never covered.
Thanks. (I hope my description is clear.)