An exterior wall must be placed on the outside edge of the slab so the exterior siding laps down and over the edge of the slab.
How to build a stud wall on a concrete slab.
Exterior wall on slab must be out on the edge.
Run a chalk snap line between the marks and snap the line against the slab to lay out the position of one of the wall s sides.
Remove the curb and clean the slab thoroughly with a wire brush.
Your local building code may call for the wall to be anchored to the slab with threaded rods.
Drill the hole at least 1 4 inch deeper than the length of the lower portion and vacuum or blow out the hole.
This prevents water from leaking under the bottom of the wall to the inside of the building.
If this is the case drill through the curb and into the slab with a roto hammer every few feet.
Drop in the anchor and hammer on the pin to expand the bottom of the shield against the wall of the hole.
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The one shown requires only a 1 4 inch hole.
Then fill the holes in the slab with hydraulic cement.
A hammer drive anchor requires only a small pilot hole.
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Stretch a tape measure across the concrete slab and mark the position of the wall s ends.