[Shop-talk] Fastening wall sections to tile floor?

[James F Juhas]

Wayne:

For a non-load-bearing wall, simple partition, you won't need much to 
hold it in place.  I would drill through the tile to prevent cracking, 
then drill further in to the concrete to put a lead anchor.  I have done 
this on concrete floors to make semi-permanent partitions that can be 
readily removed when necessary (but are still in place some 15 years 
later.)  The length of the anchor itself isn't an issue.  It can be the 
usual length that is flush with the top of the concrete, not the tile, 
and so a longer lag bolt is used to hold down the 2x4.  On an 8 foot 
span, 2 anchors have been enough to keep it securely in place.  Top is 
screwed to the joists.

Jim

cornerexit wrote:
> I need to put up three short non-load bearing interior walls in my garage to
> make an office space for my wife. Nothing fancy, just some walls to provide
> some privacy and quiet for her office work. I'm considering these to be
> temporary as we may need to pull them out when we sell the place as I think
> having a real two car garage is more salable then half a garage with a
> make-shift room in it. I don't want to use office partitions; I want 2x4
> framed, sheet-rocked walls with one door opening.