Stud walls can be set right on top of your new DRICORE® Subfloor. Install your 2’ X 4’ walls directly on top of the DRICORE® Subfloor panels, measuring for a snug fit between the panels and ceiling. Once the walls are framed and in position, simply screw the bottom plates of the 2’ X 4’ wall to the DRICORE® Subfloor panels, using 2″ wood screws.
To finish the anchoring process, we suggest pinning the bottom plate to the concrete floor either using 3″ concrete nails or self-tapping concrete fasteners. Only minimal fastening to the concrete is required. For example, on an 8-foot length of the wall, you would require only two fastening points (one at both ends). Again, only minimal fastening to concrete is required. Too many fastening points breaking through the polyethylene moisture barrier may defeat the moisture resistant benefit of the DRICORE® Subfloor system.
When you install your subfloor over an unfinished basement, with the intention of framing your inside walls on top, you have to install the subfloor panels with a 1″ perimeter gap to the foundation wall.
NOTE: If you are planning to use metal studs in place of wood, the base track for the studs should be affixed to the DRICORE® Subfloor panels with wood screws. Metal stud baseplates should be anchored to panels every 2 feet when installing over DRICORE® Subfloor panels. As above, two fasteners should penetrate the panel and go into concrete, securing the wall into place.