The walls that start inside another wall are a bit trickier.
Lay out a floor plate for a wall.
Do a 16 inch layout on stud wall.
Now that you ve marked and measured your plates lay the bottom plate out along the chalk line that marks where the wall will be.
This 3 4 inch adjustment is made so that the edge of your first piece of sheathing or siding will come to the outside edge of the corner stud rather than the center of it.
The layout still starts at the edge of the deck but the end of the wall is the width of a 2x6 away.
Watch scott and larry s previous videos on wall framing.
Too many marks and the framers can t follow your work.
Secure the bottom plate.
Beginning at the end of a plate that goes all the way to the end of a wall measure in exactly 3 4 of an inch and make a mark across both plates.
For the walls that begin at the edge of the floor deck stud layout is easy just hook your tape on the end of the plates and go.
6 tips for spreading wall plates on a subfloor.
To make a stable wall you will need to attach this plate to the concrete floor.
The top 10 tips for wall framing layout on a new subfloor.
Snap a chalk line between the marks to lay out one edge of the sole plate.
Lay out every stud in every wall but keep in mind that simplicity and clarity are the key.
Repeat at the other end of the ceiling chalk line.
Hang a plumb bob from the nail and mark the floor at the point.