Measure the completed column to cut the reversible flute on bottom and the mdf base on the top.
Building half wall columns.
First i attached two common boards to the wall with liquid nails and nails.
The half walls keep the space open and allow light to pass easily between the two sections of the room but the columns provide the height that a full wall would to formally define the individual.
Once the wall was cleared i built a simple pilaster which by definition is a column that is attached to a wall so essentially a half column for the half wall.
Use shims to make any adjustments.
Measure five equidistant lines down the length of the column to place the colonial panel molding and mark off on column with a pencil.
The great news is that this design can be used for a standalone column or on the corner of a wall.
Make sure it is the pressure treated bottom plate that makes contact with the concrete.
Once the frame is in place check to see if it s level.