Powder actuated hammer a tool which fires a 22 caliber shell loaded with a nail.
Securing wall to basement floor.
Consult your building plans and snap a chalk line to outline the area for the stud wall with pair of lines parallel and 3 1 2 inches apart.
Lay out and drill anchor bolt holes through the wall frame s bottom plate.
Lay the sill plate over the bolts place the wall frame over the sill plate and install washers and nuts to secure the wall frame to the foundation.
Tapcon screws pre drill base plate and concrete and then secure to the floor with tapcon screwes.
This is the most expensive option.
This will require a hefty hammer drill.
A cordless may drain too quickly depending on how much framing needs to be secured to the floor.
Then remove the tape.
You can buy one or rent one.
How to nail a stud wall to a cement floor.
If you have an air compressor the easiest way is with a nail gun ramset that will shoot the concrete anchors into the concrete.
Protect your ears with earplugs and your eyes with safety goggles.
What you need ladder plumb bob chalk line bottom and top plates nails hammer 2 1 2 inch drywall screws carpenter s level shims.
Use a power drill and wood boring bit to drill anchor bolt holes through the sill plate.