Bowed bottom plate framing question

[bigbearcountry]

I was making a half wall to cover the frost wall in my garage. I put down 2x4 pressure treated wood on the floor Nailed and glued it to the floor. I left it for a week and now that I am putting in the studs I've noticed it is bowed out so that my wall would be curved or Waved. Any suggestions on a fix? I nailed and glued the heck out of it, so I can't just rip it out and start again. It is off by about a little over a 3/8 inch in one spot. I was thinking I could use my circular saw and trim it or something like that. Perhaps even shave it with some wood tools. I am annoyed about the mistake, but need to fix it so the wall is straight. Thanks for your help!!!

 

[little d]

Big,
if ya take a flat bar and a BFH, it will come back up. When building a wall like this, I always snap a chalk line to lay it out on, this will keep every thing good and straight. On securing it, I like to use Tapcon's.

 

[CNGsaves]

Assuming non-structural so you can trim as needed to straighten it.

Circular saw, power planer, hand planer, etc all will do the trick. Good luck.

BTW . . . . it IS still JUST A Garage !!

 

[1grnlwn]

Why not put a second bottom plate on top overhanging by 3/8 to make outside straight?

 

[nfk]

any of these suggestions will work, another is to rip shims and add to the the plate making it straight.

 

[APEowner]

Why not put a second bottom plate on top overhanging by 3/8 to make outside straight?

This seems like the simplest approach. In fact you could frame the whole wall flat and then stand it up and set it on the existing bottom plate. You could even claim that was you plan all along. We wont tell anyone.

 

[rburke65]

I'm thinking I like the trim off the bow area and build the new wall with an additional bottom plate.

 

[Kevin54]

First off, if you nailed it, a power nailer into concrete (the ones that uses .22 blanks) does not nail into concrete like you think it does in wood. A lot of times it will just spall the concrete. The glue, if the floor was cold may not have held like you thought it would.

What I would do if it were me would be take a piece of 4x4, or 2x4, and a sledge and cut yourself a couple of 2x's that will reach the other wall at the distance you need to straighten the wall. Next thing, drive the bottom plate over with a sledge and drop the long 2x's in place to hold it. Once you have the bow back in place, lag the bottom plate in. You don't need huge lags, but just a few conveniently placed to hold your bottom plate in place. I have build three large closets in two garages and I have never even fasten the bottom plate, but I have a floor in the closets also, so everything is tied together. That way if anyone ever want to tear them out for more room in either garage, it's a matter of ripping off the drywall and just unscrewing everything. I won't use nails, but use deck screws to put everything together. Not once have I had a wall crack in all of these years by doing it that way.

 

[Zeke]

Double plate is the best answer. But, I'd snap a line and get rid of the bowed out part first. Don't worry about the inside concave part. Just use the bottom plate to nail your interior finish to.

 

[bigbearcountry]

Wow, great answers. A lot of different ways of doing it. Total rushing rookie mistake. I turned a 1/2 job into a half day job! I'll snap a line on the boards and trim and put a second plate on I think. Thanks for your comments!