ABSTRACT
Figure 13.3: The position for the head plate B can be fixed by plumbing up to the ceiling from the side of the sill at each end, either with a pre-cut wall stud and spirit level, a straightedge and spirit level, or a plumb bob and line, then by snapping a chalk line across the ceiling. The head plate is then cut to length, set out with intermediate stud-positions and propped up with two or three temporary uprights – purposely oversize in length – as illustrated in Figure 13.4. The plate is fixed to the ceiling joists with 100 mm round-head wire nails.
