How to Frame Walls for a Basement Room | This Old House

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva partitions off a below-grade space. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)

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[jamesturk]

This guy is an amazing teacher. Explains everything clearly.

[charlesburditt]

Anybody else enjoy it so much when you come to these videos about two years after and all of the negative comments from the armchair contractors have been overwhelmed by people saying how much these have help them?

[JamesKelly]

I love Tom Sylva. He's the type of celebrity that deserves his fame because he actually contributes something practical to the world and provides inspiration.

[janet]

I've watched this guy for years. He is an expert.

[BOLANBOSNABOSS]

Ok, I'm here first of all to send a message to those who criticized the girl who's helping Tom. Her job is exactly and only to say " yes, ok uha and listen and learn. This is exactly what i was doing in the beginning of my carpentry, electrical and many other stuff of learning. Some guys came here to show their stupidity . Thats something I appreciate . Ok, now. Mr Tom, thanks one more time for sharing a great video which will helps me a lot on my next project.

[kevinm]

Sad day when you make a free, instructional video, share it online, and become attacked for frivolous reasons. I gave the video a thumbs up because it was quite helpful for me; I will be doing this soon. Thanks @{This Old House} for using your resources, at no cost to me, and helping me save money.

--Kevin

[triniwarrior]

If this guy was my teacher I'd learn so much!!! He teaches so well I understood everything!

[nicktestajr]

This guy is awesome. Clear, slow and explains things so I can understand them (I'm new to this stuff). Awesome vid.

[isaacalvarez]

Tommy is one of the best Carpenters I have ever seen work. I wish I was close to his expertise.

[coolop]

I have been reviewing videos from, "This Old House", since 1999; Thanks to Ron, Tom, and the entire team and guest on the show. God's Blessings to you all and your family, because we get to share you all as well.

[BigMikeDaGr]

I've watched a lot of framing videos, I cant tell you guys how much I love your video, this is by far the best and easiest to pick up. Thank you!

[zukahasarrived]

WOW, watching this tutorial made me feel like I can easily frame my own room but with confidence and knowledge! So easy to follow, so practical, so organized. Great job, thanks for sharing and I am definitely subscriber to This Old House channel!

[sgtcrab]

In my many tears of building and renos I liked having the women around. They are always SO interested and they LOVE IT when you get them to help. Tom does a great job at this.

[drymoonproperties]

I am a professional carpenter of 45 years he did an excellent job while keeping it easy and straightforward.

[OlympusHeavyCavalry]

Tom is such a great instructional teacher, I like him a lot. Cheers for the video :-)

[dave]

I'm not even looking to frame a basement room yet here I am watching another TOH video on how to do just that. Love these videos and, as a first-time home owner, has made my life so much easier.

[howtodoitdude]

Nice video. An easier and faster way to build a wall is to use use metal tracks on the top and bottom. Fill in with wood studs. No need to build it on the floor. A one man job.

[rav]

So clear and easy and he didnt even ask to like and subscribe. Gentleman!

[cjpenning]

For anyone doing an entire basement, I would suggest buying a small laser level. It saves a lot of time.

[bradley]

"It's not going anywhere" if he didn't say it I wouldn't have had any faith in that wall.