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Questions tagged [partition]

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How much movement is normal after mounting a TV on partition wall?

I have a wall that's made of plasterboards mounted on metal studs. I have mounted two DVD cabinets (each 22kg) and an LCD TV (40kg). To mount all this, I installed 6mm thick MDF panels across 5 of the metal studs using 15 self-tapping screws per…
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How to cover up a kitchen pass-through window without permanent changes?

My home has a large kitchen pass-through window with a wooden frame that opens into a room that I use as my office. I want to isolate my office room from the kitchen by closing off / covering up the pass-through window for visual separation, and…
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Attach partition wall to lath and plaster wall

I am looking to add a small closet (2×4 ft) in the corner of a room with lath and plaster walls. I would like to frame in two sides and attach it to the existing wall. Do I have to limit myself to the existing stud locations to anchor the new walls…
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How can I temporarily partition a large open space to create another room?

I'm renting a small apartment which has one bedroom, near the front door there is a large open space that could easily be converted to a bedroom/office with the addition of a partition across a wall. Is there a way I can do this without making my…
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How can I construct a lightweight privacy panel 3-4ft high by 8ft long or thereabout?

I have a two-story deck with the upper part on the roof, and I lay on top to sunbathe. The top was surrounded by a fence, but after installing solar panels close to the deck I removed a large part of the fence to avoid shading. I would like to find…
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Best easy way to partition a room

I'm looking for a simple way to partition an area in my garage to be a TV/Game room for the kids. I don't want to build a "real" permanent room. But I would like it to have, as much as possible, a nice cozy feel to it. The first level I was looking…
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What is the easiest and most cost effective way to turn a 1 bedroom apartment into 2 bedrooms?

Obviously, I could build a full wall with insulation, etc.; however, this might not even be allowed, and even if it is, there are a variety of factors why it is not ideal like the time to build it and it is not very cost effective. Further, if I…
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Fastening Partition Wall Top Plate With Resilient Channel

I am currently planning to build a room in the basement, splitting an area in half with a partition wall. My current issue, to which I did not find any answer, is regarding the fastening of the top plate to the joist with resilient channels in the…
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Framing lally column inside partition wall

I'm finishing a room in my basement and want to frame a partition wall underneath the support beam. I've looked at the threads below to confirm that it is OK to frame a partition wall underneath the beam. There's a 3.5" lally column that's 7' away…
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mounting a shelf to an indoor partition wall end

I want to mount a floating shelf for my cat, wrapping around a wall end. I've poorly illustrated this in red below. I want to support the end that sticks out from the wall end, but i have no idea how wall ends are built, so I don't know what's…
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Stud wall in concrete subfloor and joists

What considerations are important to take into account when planning a non-load bearing stud / partition wall that will run in parallel to both ceiling and floor joists? The stud wall will have a sliding door. The length of the wall will be 3m. The…
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Do I need to add studs into existing wall ends when adding a partition wall?

I am going to be starting a project to add a partition wall to our formal dining room to separate it into a pantry and an office. The location for the partition wall doesn't have any studs, but it does have ceiling joists running perpendicular to it…
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How can I build a partition wall in room without damaging marble floor

I have large room size in my home, 12'x 22'. Now I want to rent it and therefore, want to divide the room in two with a partition wall. Is there any way to build a permanent partition wall on marble flooring without cutting or damaging it?
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Load bearing wall or not?

I have a 10ft wall that spans only a third of the width of the house but is perpendicular to the 20' long 2x10s below it. One end of the wall could transfer load to the foundational wall but the rest is out over the joists with no columns or…
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Building load bearing wall partition to hang TV

I am planning to build the partition which will used for hanging TV which is 75inch that might weight around 35 kg to 45 kg. I was thinking to attach piece of wood in between the ceiling joist which is then nailed to the partition wall below to…
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