I'm building a stud wall across the middle of the garage to convert half the garage into a usable room.
The floor of the garage is concrete and is below the DPC. Do I need to worry about this when building the stud wall i.e. do I need to run a DPC layer between the floor plate and the existing concrete garage floor?
Thanks,
Don
Whether or not it's mandatory, it certainly makes sense; if nothing else it will stop the timber floor plate getting damp and won't take any extra effort to fit it. Cost - about 30p? No brainer!
David
That makes sense. Is there a recommended way for putting fixings through the DPC to minimize any bridging?
Don
You could bed it in mortar so it sits in a slot, then you wouldn't need to nail through.
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Brickwork up to DPC level, DPC on bricks, stud work on DPC.
Which doesn't answer his question of how to fix the studs through the DPC.
Use frame fixings,
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