# Framing and walls

> Building and moving interior walls, studs, plates and headers. Ask with your Sheet attached: homeowners who’ve done it and verified pros answer, and anyone can read it.

## Before you ask

The wall’s length and height, stud spacing, what’s above it, and whether it carries a load.

- **Attach your Sheet** so people see your sizes and the math.
- **Your town is enough.** Never your address; check photos for house numbers and plates.
- **Is it safe?** A safety question here goes to pros verified in general contracting or carpentry, unless you pick another trade. Only they can call it safe or unsafe.

## Build an interior wall

12′ wall, 8′ tall, 1 door: 15 studs (2×4 × 8′), 2 plates and 6 sheets of drywall, every stud placed on the drawing.

What people get wrong:

- **Top plate with nothing to grab.** If the ceiling joists run along the wall, screws go into drywall only and the wall wobbles.
- **Cutting every stud to one length.** Floors and ceilings are never flat.
- **Cutting the doorway plate too early.** Leave the bottom plate continuous until the wall is fastened, or the opening racks out of square.

[The worked example, every line's math and the code notes](https://studsheet.com/sheets/wall) · [Your own sizes in the app](https://app.studsheet.com/p/wall)

## More in Walls

- [Load-bearing walls and beams](https://app.studsheet.com/community?tab=talk&room=load-bearing-walls): Taking out walls, beams, posts and what holds the house up
- [Additions](https://studsheet.com/forum/additions): Adding rooms: shells, foundations, framing and permits
- [Drywall](https://studsheet.com/forum/drywall): Hanging, taping and finishing walls and ceilings
- [Drywall patches and cracks](https://studsheet.com/forum/drywall-repair): Holes, cracks, nail pops and water stains
- [Plaster walls](https://app.studsheet.com/community?tab=talk&room=plaster): Old plaster and lath: cracks, repairs and skim coats
- [Trim and molding](https://studsheet.com/forum/trim-and-molding): Baseboard, casing, crown and chair rail
- [Interior doors](https://studsheet.com/forum/interior-doors): Hanging, adjusting and replacing doors inside the house
- [Closets and shelving](https://studsheet.com/forum/closets-and-shelves): Closet systems, shelves and built-ins
- [TV mounting](https://studsheet.com/forum/tv-mounting): Mounting TVs on drywall, studs, brick and over fireplaces
- [Media walls and feature walls](https://studsheet.com/forum/media-walls): TV walls with niches, LED strips and shelves
- [Insulation](https://app.studsheet.com/community?tab=talk&room=insulation): Walls, attics and floors: batts, foam and blown-in
- [Soundproofing](https://app.studsheet.com/community?tab=talk&room=soundproofing): Quieter walls, floors and ceilings
- [Every group](https://studsheet.com/forum#every-group)

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