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Building a temporary wall

I've got my system in a finished basement, which is basically two rectangles of different lengths next to each other. I want to seperate them in a cheap and temporary way. The size of the barrier/wall would be about 20 ft. long and 8 ft. high. There's a wooden beam running the length of the ceiling right at the point I want to seperate. Right now I've got one of those thick canvas painter's tarp screwed into the beam, which hangs all the way to the floor. This works pretty well and is definitely cheap and temporary. Just wondering if anyone else has suggestions?

Thanks,
mjb
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nuguy
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Man, a guy can learn all kinds of stuff on this site! Good to know if I ever go framing in Colorado.
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artizen65
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Vegasears,

Having been a carpenter. I have the 97 UBC at my fingertips as that is what we used to use here. We may now be using the IBC I dont know as I have since moved on to a desk job. The nice thing about using steel studs for basement framing and a floating wall situation is they make a special track, the bottom section ramsets to the floor and the top section gets screwed into the studs. If I remember correctly there is a spring mechanism between the two plates. Having never used this piticular construction method. I have always framed in wood for basement construction except for steel soffits.

It is not about the fact that it is a non-bearing wall. The float is required because of expansive soils. It allows the concrete floor to move up and down without basement walls stressing the house above them.

Michael
vegasears
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Michael

I am a Building Inspector in Southern Nevada.
gunbei
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Nugguy, yeah no kidding!

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