Joining plates at 45 degree wall bend

billrule · #1 12th Jun 2006, 05:23 PM

'Ello all,
Anyone any comments on how to handle the top/bottom plates in a stud wall with a 45deg. bend?
I was simply going to lap them and pretty much leave it at that.

silentC · #2 13th Jun 2006, 10:22 AM

We just used gangnails on ours. We cut some wedge-shaped blocks to go between the studs, cut the top and bottom plates square, stood the walls up and nailed together with the blocks, then mitred the ribbon plate at 22.5 and belted in a gang nail to hold it together.

billrule · #3 30th Jun 2006, 12:35 AM

Just goes to show... I didn't give gang-nails a thought, but that's a good idea. Thanks