Partition walls are easy to build with basic do-it-yourself tools and skills. But there are a few wrinkles when you build them in the basement, which is where many homeowners have the largest ...

There are two types of walls in a house, partition and bearing. Partition walls divide the interior space into rooms but support no weight. Bearing walls function as dividers, but they also hold up… ...

I have an attic space in my home that has small vertical walls that transition to a sloped surface. ... How to build a sloping partition wall. Updated: Nov. 01, 2013, 10:00 p.m.

The Wells Fargo Bank in Minneapolis installed the fire-rated cloth-backed veneer behind its reception desk. A dyed Bird's Eye Maple was selected by the designer for the cloth-backed veneer. The ...

Higher levels of damage to the partition walls included bending and cracking of gypsum at wall intersections and bending in boundary studs. The most severe damage observed included tearing in steel ...