Temporary Partition Wall

I am looking to divide my front room into a small office for me and a "dorm style" bedroom for my teenager. I have searched for hours/days/months for a room divider and this artical is the closest that I found to what I am looking for. Are there any pictures of scetches (I'm a woman and a visual learning)

i have a basement i want to finish the basement but i have french drains, so i would like to find out how will i construct the walls. do i have to leave space from the french drain

Ensin,

Yes, leave a few inches of space.

The Temp. Wall Partition article is exactly what I was looking for. Do you have any kinds of costs estimates for this type of project?

Thank you!

Coleen,

$567.89 or $876.98 or 743.65. I can make up numbers all day....... There are so many variables, it is impossible for me to give you an accurate number.

My son just moved into a loft with 3 other guys. He wants me to help him put up a temporary wall to give him some privacy. The problem is we will not be able to attach it to the ceiling or any adjoining walls. It will be L shaped and need to be free standing. How can we support it so it wouldn't be knocked over? The floor is wood so it can be attached to the floor.

Joe,
Install a diagonal brace at the top of the wall between the two corners. This will turn the L into a triangle.

Great article! Very informative. I want to install a temp door in a 40inch wide by 9 ft high hallway. what's the best way to accomplish this? Thanks.

NYC Guy,
Put the door in a temporary wall that is snug fit between the walls, floor and ceiling.

Can you reccomend a good book or manual for installing a temporary pre hung door and wall.

Tim,
Not really. I cover this fairly well in several columns here at my website......

Is there some way to attach the bottom of the temporary wall to a carpeted floor with minimal damage?

Hello,
I am looking for some advice reguarding sound proofing.
I am an artist making a piece for exhibition, the piece is basically going to be a tunnel within a room, it will be built coming off a doorframe and sealed at the top. I have made a prototype out of chipboard sheeting with a timber strut structure, my problem is that at the moment when tapped the structure sounds very hollow and temporary. I know this is due to the fact that it is, but can you recomend to me any products that would help dampen this noise? I was thinking something along the lines of a foam insulator. Or do you think i need to go so far as making the structure out of plasterboard?

What i ultimately want to do is create a structure within an existing room which when entered appears solid enough to be an architectural part of the building, not simply a free standing temporary structure within a larger exhisting space.

I would grately appreciate any help you could give me

thankyou for your time,

Cassandra Barron

Glasgow School of Art

I tried to install a temp. wall myself but it wasnt as easy as I thought it was gonna be....so I hired manhattan pressurized walls in NYC and they did a great job. They were in and out and even painted the wall. Gotta give it up to them.

I'm moving into an apartment with a temporary wall partition. It creates an awkward space, so my roommates and I want to move it back a few feet. Is there an easy way to do this?

Thanks!

Hi,
I need to see the a picture and plans of how to build a temporary wall, with and without a door. I need to had more store room. I have look online, but no luck, would home depot or lowes have a book on the task.

Thanks.
Ms. V

So for the bottom and top plates are you using 2x4 or what type of material? I was thinking i would just make a standard wall and use 2x4 on the top and bottom and nail the studs into that and then use a hilti gun and secure the bottom that way and use the foam method on top to make it snug.

is there a reason not to do it this way?

also is it possible to easily make a temporary reuseable wall that has a sliding door built in?

Hi there, Thanks for the great article. I'd like to put up a temporary wall that can be taken down without damage that you've described.. but also, I'd lik to avoid damaging the decorative trim that is in the corner of the existing walls where they meet the ceiling. It's like 3" or so of decorative trim. Is it possible to build around the trim-- or perhaps remove just a small section of the trim in such a way that it can be replaced when the wall is taken down. Of course, the trim is painted over with a few coats it seems. Many thanks for any advice you can offer!

I am just wondering if you have step by step diagrams and I list of materials I would need to get to build temporary walls

Steven, try manhattan pressurized wall. I had crown moulding and they actually installed crown moulding on the temporary wall and filled in all gaps perfectly. try them at 2126730400 or manhattanpressurizedwall.com they actually did a good job and work in my building everyday.

Loved the article. I also need to install subflooring with the temporary walls. Do you have any articles on installing a temporary floating or subflooring system?