I am framing for an interior door in my basement. Someone was telling
me that Ontario code says there has to be 2 top plates when
framing ? I asked around and others didn't seem to think so. It's
not a load bearing door at all. Does anyone know for certain if an
interior door in a basement has to have 2 top plates ? I only put one.

On Dec 10, 7:59 am, car crash wrote:
I am framing for an interior door in my basement. Someone was telling
me that Ontario code says there has to be 2 top plates when
framing ? I asked around and others didn't seem to think so. It's
not a load bearing door at all. Does anyone know for certain if an
interior door in a basement has to have 2 top plates ? I only put one.

So call your citys building inspector dept.

on 12/10/2007 8:59 AM car crash said the following:
I am framing for an interior door in my basement. Someone was telling
me that Ontario code says there has to be 2 top plates when
framing ? I asked around and others didn't seem to think so. It's
not a load bearing door at all. Does anyone know for certain if an
interior door in a basement has to have 2 top plates ? I only put one.


It's considered a partition wall. Most codes allow a single top plate
for a partition wall.

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

My 1970 copy (obsolete, I know) of "Canadian Wood-Frame House Construction"
put out by CMHC, shows that non-load bearing interior walls only require one
piece of 2" framing lumber over a door opening.

"car crash" wrote in message
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I am framing for an interior door in my basement. Someone was telling
me that Ontario code says there has to be 2 top plates when
framing ? I asked around and others didn't seem to think so. It's
not a load bearing door at all. Does anyone know for certain if an
interior door in a basement has to have 2 top plates ? I only put one.