framing questions

[latterbrian2003]

high guys new here been lurking for ages but new to posting,my question is :
im wanting to raise a stud wall in my garage, and wondering what size timber i should get.
any body got any links or any thing cant seem to work out search function

 

[astroracer]

Is this just a partition or load bearing? If it's just a partition you can use 2 x 2's if you want. If it's load bearing you will need to determine the load before buying lumber.
Mark

 

[dfiler2]

If this is just for the "high guys" I'm not one of them, quit doing that quite a while ago. If it's for anyone, 2x2's would not be my first choice. I would assume this is just a partition wall and would not be load bearing. A wall would generally have 3 plates, 1 bottom and 2 top plates. If the height of your walls is standard, 8', 9' 10', I would purchase some pre-cut 2x4 studs, if not you would need to cut each stud. Nail the wall together laying on the floor (the wall laying on the floor not you), then stand the wall up. You may need to get creative with the top plate, a 3/4" board and 1/2 " plywood or something. It will depend on what your ceiling is finished with. The other consideration will be which way the wall runs, the same way as your rafters or the opposite way. If it is the same way and the wall is between rafters you may need to put some blocking between the rafters to hold the top of the wall.

There are other considerations, such as if this is a concrete floor you may want to cosider treated bottom plates.....

 

[rburke65]

Welcome to the Garage Journal. You can Google "wall framing" and/or buy a book on framing. Really not enough info to help or give an answer. You will be looking at dimensional lumber as the term "timber" denotes much larger building material. Got any pictures?

 

[Cyberbear]

Putting up a stud wall in an already existing garage is an easy job, even if you haven't done it before, depending of course upon your skill level and problem solving abilities.
You can copy what you see in your own garage or check the Net. You can build it in place or frame it on the floor and tilt it up. If you choose the second option, build the wall sections less the upper top plate, and once these are up, add the upper top plate to stiffen and straighten the wall. Put in a few blocks between studs for added wall strength and go from there by deciding what type of wall covering you plan to use. Just try to use good sense and it should work out fine.