To anyone watching please do not build a new wall on top of carpet. All it takes is for you to spill liquid on the carpet and then it seeps underneath and starts getting gross inside the wall.
No need for a double top plate if it is non-load-bearing. Do not install a wall on top of carpet. Top plate should be nailed to roof framing members, not just sheetrock.
Think about what a room is. A solid room has walls attached to the frame of the house the foundation and the ceiling not to the carpet not to the dry wall. Those are not sturdy materials to build upon on. It's like attaching a deadbolt to a piece of cardboard that's duct taped to the door. Seen it, swear to God in a hotel room & booked somewhere else. That deadbolt isn't going to keep the door locked if it isn't attached to the door. It's superficial, it's not real protection. One does not have a real structural room by placing a fashioned wall into preexisting room. The wall is just a part of that preexisting room it is not making another room, because it is not directly attached to the frame of the homes structure. Carpeting and drywall are all superficial stuff. You don't need it to have a house but you can seriously f****** your home. So be warned if you see continuous carpeting from room to room. This wall would be perfect for the kool-Aid man.
How much weight would you say a nonbearing wall can support? For example, if a client wants some heavy cabinets to be hung from the wall. If everyong is mounted into the studs, how many pounds can a nonbearing wall support? (Per stud?)
Is there a trick to making sure the wall extends straight out from the existing wall? I’m adding a wall to make an ‘L’ shaped room into two rooms and I’m afraid I won’t make it plum straight.
I'm pretty sure that nailing your top plate into drywall isn't up to code. Did you notice how your top plate continued to sag after putting those nails in?
Unless you are gonna call the carpet guy out to cut it properly, install new tack strip, and re stretch an already stretch carpet. This is the best way to do it.
Yup that's gonna be a b**** should something happen to either one of the rooms. F****** A, that's just a Box with drywall attached, like a ponywall but worse. Should the carpet get wet it will spread underneath the beams. Both "rooms" are basically f*****. You'll have a stain or odor trapped underneath the fake wall and a spot possibly on both sides of the wall so in both "rooms". The drywall that the ponywall is attached to no longer has any trim pieces and will soak the water leading to warping and damage to the original wall on both sides of the pony wall, so both "rooms". The only way to successfully clean the contamination before becomes a biohazard is to remove the ponywall pull up the carpeting and possibly demo the original drywall and replace it. This is more like arts and craft than construction. A $500 wall will quickly become a $2000 mistake. Really people should look at the plans of their house before buying it cause this is b******.
Uhhhh, you actually screwed your bottom plate to the floor with carpet in between??? When you attached your top plate and end plates to the ceiling and wall, what were you nailing in to??? I didn't see you look for ceiling joists or any wall framing. Jeesh.
I like the studs on top of carpet and drywall. Learn something new every day
That’s savage the way you built that wall on carpet
To anyone watching please do not build a new wall on top of carpet. All it takes is for you to spill liquid on the carpet and then it seeps underneath and starts getting gross inside the wall.
What about LVP? Would it be ok to build on top of that?
@@williambower8870yes. It’s flat enough
When nailing top plates, do I need to go into the attic to make sure the nails don't go into anything like wires or pipes?
You should make sure you are nailing into the ceiling joists. These guys did not.
No need, if you hit either you'll know 😂😂
Nah, too much trouble. If water starts leaking or you see sparks flying you will know
No need for a double top plate if it is non-load-bearing. Do not install a wall on top of carpet. Top plate should be nailed to roof framing members, not just sheetrock.
You can just lay the wall over the existing carpet? Or did you pull it up?
Not sure what they did, but pull it up. It will compress over time and sag your wall.
Can I cut a channel? Planning on putting up an interior non load bearing wall to subdivide a room so I can have a proper office to WFH.
Think about what a room is. A solid room has walls attached to the frame of the house the foundation and the ceiling not to the carpet not to the dry wall. Those are not sturdy materials to build upon on.
It's like attaching a deadbolt to a piece of cardboard that's duct taped to the door. Seen it, swear to God in a hotel room & booked somewhere else.
That deadbolt isn't going to keep the door locked if it isn't attached to the door. It's superficial, it's not real protection.
One does not have a real structural room by placing a fashioned wall into preexisting room. The wall is just a part of that preexisting room it is not making another room, because it is not directly attached to the frame of the homes structure.
Carpeting and drywall are all superficial stuff. You don't need it to have a house but you can seriously f****** your home.
So be warned if you see continuous carpeting from room to room.
This wall would be perfect for the kool-Aid man.
Is it necessary to remove that metal corner piece?
How much weight would you say a nonbearing wall can support? For example, if a client wants some heavy cabinets to be hung from the wall. If everyong is mounted into the studs, how many pounds can a nonbearing wall support? (Per stud?)
Is there a trick to making sure the wall extends straight out from the existing wall? I’m adding a wall to make an ‘L’ shaped room into two rooms and I’m afraid I won’t make it plum straight.
I'm pretty sure that nailing your top plate into drywall isn't up to code. Did you notice how your top plate continued to sag after putting those nails in?
I noticed that too. Did they not think to locate the ceiling joists?
Thank you I thought I was the only one who saw the top plate not being secured to anything! He’s shooting nails into it for no reason
Yeah... That caught my eye too.
good thing this frame isnt holding up a lot of weight, pretty rough work
Bottom plate nailed over carpet ... wow
lmao
Unless you are gonna call the carpet guy out to cut it properly, install new tack strip, and re stretch an already stretch carpet. This is the best way to do it.
do you need to get a permit?
Yes, and if your inexperienced id advise hiring someone to at least walk you through it, this was a horrible video.
This is the reason why permits exist.
Screw permits, it’s a scam
Did they really put the side peices over the existing drywall?
My question exactly.
Awesome video. Thanks for this!
Did they really just put that bottom piece on top of carpet?!
Yup that's gonna be a b**** should something happen to either one of the rooms.
F****** A, that's just a Box with drywall attached, like a ponywall but worse.
Should the carpet get wet it will spread underneath the beams. Both "rooms" are basically f*****. You'll have a stain or odor trapped underneath the fake wall and a spot possibly on both sides of the wall so in both "rooms".
The drywall that the ponywall is attached to no longer has any trim pieces and will soak the water leading to warping and damage to the original wall on both sides of the pony wall, so both "rooms".
The only way to successfully clean the contamination before becomes a biohazard is to remove the ponywall pull up the carpeting and possibly demo the original drywall and replace it.
This is more like arts and craft than construction. A $500 wall will quickly become a $2000 mistake. Really people should look at the plans of their house before buying it cause this is b******.
Yes. They want to make sure that if they ever have a leak or spill it will soak under the wood and rot out the wall.
They probably cut the other side of carpet without showing
Is there anything wrong with that?
@@phiz6263 Yes
Great video. I'm a D I Y. Do you have a video on building a wall to hang cabinets on?
laser
lmao none of those top nails made contact with anything this wall is held together by drywall not studs
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For God's sakes don't slam the door the wall might come off.
Uhhhh, you actually screwed your bottom plate to the floor with carpet in between??? When you attached your top plate and end plates to the ceiling and wall, what were you nailing in to??? I didn't see you look for ceiling joists or any wall framing. Jeesh.
The kool-aid mans favorite
Right over the carpet?!
EXCUSE ME UA-cam: BRING BACK DISLIKE TOTALS BEING VISIBLE
This is NOT THE WAY!
This is why UA-cam needs the thumbs down button again. So no one else waste their time by clicking on videos like this!
That's a non-wall-bearing wall.
Best line ever
This is horrible!
Why