Help me build a corner pantry

[Wulf202]

did you consider 2 16" doors together french style? they'd be less obtrusive in the room when open

[Irving]

did you consider 2 16" doors together french style? they'd be less obtrusive in the room when open

I did, but that is above my skill and I wanted as much on the sides of the door as possible so I could run cross supports from the front wall to the back wall. Now that I have both the side walls up, I think two 16" doors would have been pretty tough (for me) to frame up.

[Snowman78]

"- If you are working in two rooms, don't carry your beer back and forth, just open a beer for each room. This will save you time and keep your hands free."

This is the best advice I have ever gotten when it comes to home improvements!

[Marlin]

All "eight foot" studs are 92 5/8" long. So, when you add the top and bottom plates you end up with a 8' wall.

[Irving]

All "eight foot" studs are 92 5/8" long. So, when you add the top and bottom plates you end up with a 8' wall.

Aren't there usually two bottom plates on a standard wall? I ended up with one top plate and two bottom plates and I still had to cut some off. Pretty good chance my house isn't exactly 8' though. I got both walls up either way. I'm going to have to pull one wall out to fit all the shelves in though I think.

[jslo]

Aren't there usually two bottom plates on a standard wall? I ended up with one top plate and two bottom plates and I still had to cut some off. Pretty good chance my house isn't exactly 8' though. I got both walls up either way. I'm going to have to pull one wall out to fit all the shelves in though I think.

Actually, typical framing uses two top plates with the top one being used to "lock in" intersecting walls.

[Roger Ronas]

Actually there are two different piles at the lumberyard, 8'(96") and what they call precuts (92 5/8")
Roger

All "eight foot" studs are 92 5/8" long. So, when you add the top and bottom plates you end up with a 8' wall.

[rondog]

Actually there are two different piles at the lumberyard, 8'(96") and what they call precuts (92 5/8")
Roger

I was gonna say - I always buy 96" ones.

[Marlin]

Actually there are two different piles at the lumberyard, 8'(96") and what they call precuts (92 5/8")
Roger

I must be going to the wrong places or looking in the wrong place then, I Haven't seen 96" in a long time. It's either 92 5/8" or 10'

[Wulf202]

- Top plate
I Stud
- Bottom plate
- sill plate - treated 2x4 for use on concrete footers.