Interior Concrete Wall Thickness

They can be manufactured in a variety of sizes and finishes.

Interior concrete wall thickness.

The typical interior wall thickness in newer construction using 2 by 4 studs and half inch drywall is 4 5 inches. Thin shell wall panels consist of a thin outer wythe of concrete typically ranging between 1 5 and 3 inches in thickness. Frequently the interior does not need additional furring and drywall to create the finished surface. Poured concrete foundation walls that are less than 8 feet tall and have soil outside that is 6 or 7 feet deep against the wall can often be 8 inches thick and function quite well.

It is better to construct exterior walls of 8 thick concrete block. The structural wythes are typically 6 8 or 10 thick with the insulation being 2 to 4 thickness. Our concrete wall panels are cast using a glass fiber reinforced concrete gfrc matrix a high performance concrete that allows the panels to be made lighter stronger thinner and larger then conventional concrete. Exterior wall thickness depends on siding material.

The nominal width of blocks for exterior walls and load bearing interior walls should be a minimum of 6 inches and the face shell a minimum thickness of 1. Exterior wall thickness varies depending on the exterior finish siding and brick facing. 7 requires a foundation pier to have a minimum nominal thickness of 8 in. Our gfrc wall panels are typically made at 3 4 1 thick.

2 by 6 studs are typically used in walls that contain plumbing making those walls 6 5 inches. R608 3 2 waffle grid wall systems waffle grid wall systems shall comply with table r608 3 and figure r608 3 2 and shall have a minimum nominal thickness of 6 inches 152 mm for the horizontal and vertical concrete members cores. When a taller wall or a higher level of soil or both come into play the thickness should increase to 10 inches. The recommended maximum is 12 inches.

203 mm with a nominal height not exceeding four times its nominal thickness and a nominal length not exceeding three times its nominal thickness. The back face is generally troweled smooth or may have a light broom finish. The thickness of interior walls is dictated by stud width and wall covering. Spancrete wall panels can be installed vertically or horizontally for shear walls load bearing non load bearing insulated or non insulated interior or exterior walls.

In general poured concrete basement walls that are 8 feet tall or less and have no more than 7 feet of soil pressing against them from the outside function well at a thickness of 8 inches. Standard 2 by 4 studs are 3 1 2 inches wide and drywall is 1 2 inch thick so interior walls are usually 4 1 2 inches thick. As soon as you go higher or have greater depths of soil pushing against the wall you need to increase the thickness to 10 inches. Since there are no stone aggregates or metal reinforcing within a standard wall panel gfrc can be cut as easily as natural stone tile allowing you to order one generic size for efficiency or still design each wall panel.