How to Build a Temporary Wall in a Mobile Home

Find the locations of the studs in the wall and the joists in the floor using the stud finder. Pick a location to install the wall that lines up with the wall studs and possibly joists in the floor or ceiling. Position a plywood sheet against this wall with its four-foot side facing the ground and the eight-foot side against the wall. Cut the top of the board to fit if necessary to fit it to the ceiling.

Position 1-inch L brackets every 12 inches along the wall against the plywood sheet. Mark the location of the screw holes into the wall and the plywood sheet using a pencil, making sure the wall markings lie on wall studs. Drill holes into the walls and the plywood sheet in each marking.

Drill 3-inch wood screws through the L brackets and into the walls. Drill 1/2-inch screws through the other side of each bracket and into the plywood sheet. Repeat to attach all the L brackets to the plywood sheet and the wall.

Follow the same procedure to secure the plywood sheet to the floor and ceiling using 3-inch screws if joists are present, or 1-inch screws if there are only floor and ceiling boards available. Use drywall anchors if there are no boards in the ceiling.

Attach additional plywood sheets to the original sheet using straight 3-inch brackets stretched across the two sheets. Attach the new sheets to the floor and ceiling as before.