How to Do Studs in the Basement in an Exterior Corner
The exterior corner of a stud wall needs to provide a nailing surface for the edges of interior wall boards for both walls. Stud walls in basements commonly are built inside the foundation walls and are not load bearing. This means the stud walls only support the wall material and serve as a division for a new room. Building the exterior corner requires two 2-by-4-inch wall studs placed in an "L" at the end of one wall where it attaches to form the corner with the other wall. Complete this project with the same tools and skills used to build the stud wall. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Place the last stud of the first wall so the flat surface is flush to the end of the top and bottom plate. Toe-nail the stud to the bottom and top plates at the base and top of the stud. Plates are the horizontal portions of the stud wall frame. Studs are the vertical boards fastened in place 16- or 24-inches on center by nailing through them to the plates with 16d nails at roughly a 45 degree angle.
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Build the second wall in the same manner as the first wall, studs built and attached between the top and bottom plate 16-inches on center with the last stud placed on the wall flush with the outer edges of the plates. On the outside edge of this wall on the last stud, add a second stud perpendicular to the stud to form an "L." Toe-nail in place from the inside of the stud into the plate.
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Raise the first wall. Secure the bottom plate to the floor and attach temporary braces to hold the stud wall upright.
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Raise the second wall and fasten it in place perpendicular to the first wall at its end to form the corner. Secure it in place.
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Nail the second stud added that forms an "L" on the second wall to the end stud of the first wall. While these boards abut against each flat, the "L" corner will slightly jut past the end of the first wall's stud by the depth of the stud it forms the corner with, 1 3/4 inches. This creates a "California Corner" which allows the nailing of sheetrock, paneling or wall board to the exterior of these walls forming the corner.
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Tips & Warnings
Previous to the advent of the "California Corner" three studs were nailed together at the end of the second wall to form a block. This formed the nailing surface for the sheetrock or paneling. The "California Corner" saves a stud by placing the second stud in a "L" to the end stud.
