Hi fellas,
I'm deep into my shop expansion in my basement, and need to frame a 40' long wall on top of very uneven, but nice and thick, low concrete wall. I got a quote of $700 to pour a concrete footing with stud anchors, but yikes, I don't want to spend that kind of cash.
This wall-frame will go from this low concrete wall to the existing ceiling. It will need to support a lot of weight and moment (lumber rack, and cantilevered storage shelves for the shop), so I'm building it out of 2 x 6s. It doesn't need to be load-bearing for the ceiling above.
I've been thinking about installing a 4 x 6 horizontally, leveled and resting on short 4 x 6 pillars, with threaded anchors going through each pillar's center and expoxied to the concrete. I've also thought about pouring a concrete footing, but building the forms would be challenging, as this concrete is extremely uneven.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Todd