Framing
    Framing is the structure to which the plasterboard will be attached.  In this circumstance the framework is not a load-bearing wall.
1. Attach a baseboard to the floor with masonry nails.  Lay a 2x4 parallel to the basement wall.  Use masonry nails to attach the board to the floor about every two feet.
2. Attach a headboard to the ceiling joists.  Position another 2x4 on the floor joists in the ceiling of the basement.  Line up the headboard with the baseboard.  Nail the headboard at every joist with 16d nails.
3. Cut studs to length.  Measure vertically from the baseboard to the headboard.  Transfer that measurement to a 2x4 stud.  Cut with the crosscut saw.
4. Square the stud and nail to the header and footer at an angle.
5. Space the studs at 16 inches on center.

 
Figure 1 “Baseboard nailed to floor with studs attached”
(photograph courtesy of http://emrl.byu.edu/darren)

6. Be sure to frame any existing door or window openings.  The studs will not be placed in front of any doors or windows.  Place the studs at the edges of these openings.  A 2x4 will be placed on the top and bottom (if necessary) to create an edge for the plasterboard.

 
Figure 2 “Framing around a window”
(photograph courtesy of http://emrl.byu.edu/darren)

7. Bedrooms must have an escape window or exterior door.  This is not just a safety issue. It is the law.

TIP: Masonry nails are different that standard wood nails.  The masonry nails go through a hardening process to prevent bending and to increase penetration.  The twisted flutes on the shank of the nail can distinguish these nails.

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