Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
Aren't there usually two bottom plates on a standard wall? I ended up with one top plate and two bottom plates and I still had to cut some off. Pretty good chance my house isn't exactly 8' though. I got both walls up either way. I'm going to have to pull one wall out to fit all the shelves in though I think.
Actually, typical framing uses two top plates with the top one being used to "lock in" intersecting walls.