7.0 Wall frame installation

Now that you have constructed the wall frames you can complete the installation process. This involves:

identifying panels and moving them to their rough locations
standing wall panels upright and fixing intersecting walls
aligning walls with chalk lines then fixing the walls to the slab or platform floor
checking whether wall frames are plumb and square
fixing temporary bracing to long walls until the roof is completed
fixing permanent bracing to provide bracing for nogging and prevent rattling
fixing the stud-to-plate connections at the top of walls.

To install the wall frames:

Identify the rough panel locations by checking the wall panel number against the supplied wall panel layout generated by the ENDUROCADD^® software.

Figure 8.1: Identifying wall panel locations using the generated wall panel layout.
Unpack the panels and lay them near their required positions to avoid unnecessary handling.
Starting from one corner of the building, mark the exact panel locations on the slab or platform floor using the chalk line.
Stand the first wall frame on the location points marked using the chalk line.

Figures 8.2 and 8.3: Standing up the first wall frame.
Stand the next intersecting wall frame flush against the previous frame using the chalk line as a guide.

Figure 8.4: Placing the second wall into position flush against the first wall using the chalk line as a guide
Use a clamp to temporarily hold the wall frame in position.

Figure 8.5: Using a clamp to temporarily hold a wall frame in position.
Fix the intersecting wall frame to the previous frame with a butt joint by screwing the adjacent studs at the top, bottom and mid-points at a maximum of 1350mm spacing using 2 x #10-16x16 hex. head screws at each location.

Figure 8.6: Fixing a corner wall using a butt joint at the mid-point of the wall.

Figure 8.7: Fixing a corner wall using a butt joint at the base of wall.

Figure 8.8: Fixing an end wall.
Repeat steps 5 through 7 to complete each junction before proceeding to the next wall panel.
Position the final assembled wall frame on the chalk line and remove temporary bracing.

Figure 8.13: Position final wall.

Figure 8.14: Remove last of the temporary bracing.
Fix the final wall frame using an extension drill bit, if required.

Figure 8.15: Position and fix final wall using an extension drill bit.
Once all wall panels are standing, make any small adjustments required to ensure the wall panels are positioned in the exact locations marked by the chalk lines.

Figure 8.16: Align walls with chalk lines before fixing to the slab or platform floor.

Figure 8.17: Interior walls are fixed into position.
Fix each wall to the floor through the bottom plate of the wall frame using the hold down and spacing specifications of the detailer.

Figure 8.18: Screw bottom plate into final position on floor.
Measure diagonals and ensure the structure is square.

Figure 8.19: Measure lengths at bottom and top of wall to check whether frame is square.
Use a spirit level and straight edge to check if the frame is true.

Figure 7.20: Check walls for plumb.
Fix temporary bracing to align and plumb long walls until the roof is completed.
Fix permanent bracing where specified on the wall panel layout to provide bracing for nogging and prevent rattle within the walls after lining. You need to ensure:
• #10-16x16 wafer head screws are used for lined or clad walls
• #10-16x16 hex. head screws are used on external walls in brick veneer construction.

Figure 7.22: Tensioner on strap bracing.

Figure 7.23: Setting the wall frame square and plumb using vice grips, strap bracing and a tensioner.
Fix the stud-to-plate connection at the top of the wall as specified for the specific site conditions.

Figure 7.25: Fix the stud-to-plate connection at the top of the wall once the frame is plumb and square.

Wall frame construction is complete.

Figure 7.26: Wall up, plumbed, squared and fixed - ready to fit roof trusses
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