On Aug 23, 10:39*am, wrote:
On Aug 23, 1:11*pm, Evan wrote:

Why are you needlessly making building this wall more complicated than
it needs to be ?

That seems to be a recurring theme on this usenet group... I
understand that not everyone knows how to do everything, but when
someone doesn't know how to approach a project, why do they always
devise the most cockamaime plans?

If you don't know how to do something ASK HOW TO DO IT. Don't present
your 50-step plan that involves hanging a wall from another wall by
cantilevering it off the edge of a 2x4. You're fixing a house, not
building a replacement for the space shuttle.

When things get that complicated, that's a HUGE RED FLAG telling you
to STOP, and seek professional help. Home improvements are NEVER that
complicated.

Cantilevering the wall just isn't going to work. It's going to sag
over time as the nails pull out. Plus as you said, the sewer pipe is
left exposed.

The bottom plate needs to be fully supported, and the sewer pipe needs
to be covered.

Simple solutions are best: As you said, bring the wall 6" into the
room and build it properly, floor-to-ceiling. You lose 6" of room, but
the job is done properly, and it will last. Get creative and build
alcoves into the wall to make use of the "wasted" space... Book
shelves, or an entertainment center.

The next-best solution is to build a platform around the sewer pipe,
then build your wall in the original location off that platform. Still
a lot simpler than trying to engineer a cantilevered wall that nobody
has ever done before.

Errm...unless the wall was built with 2x4 on the "flat" it will take
8" or more (depends on the actual outsid diameter of the pipe) of room
space. Shouldn't be a deal breaker though. It will only be 4" more
than what he is planning anyhow.

Harry K