On Jul 6, 10:26 am, Pelletier wrote:
I have a 14' X 18' dining room that i am going to split into two
rooms. I have a good idea of how i am going to tie the interior wall
going down the middle of the room to either side of the walls, my
question is what would be a good way to
fasten the bottom sill to the floor. The flooring is 12" X 12" ceramic
with standard underlayment or plywood underneath that. I am not sure
of how to get thru the tile without cracking or breaking it. Thanks
for listening

It's not going to be a hold wall, so it really doesn't matter what you
do as long as it doesn't topple over on you and kill someone. Also,
if you're not expecting someone to be playing football in the room,
it's not like it's holding back a herd of trampling cattle.

If you anchor it well to the sides and the top, I'm willing to bet
just a couple of screws in the bottom will suffice to keep the wall
from kicking out. Drill through the grout so you can fix it later.

If I were worried about the tile, I think I'd consider using an
adhesive to hold the wood in place. All you're really doing is
holding it so that it doesn't move when you hit it with the vacuum
cleaner.