Patent ID: 8713872

Claim:
A method for constructing a floating wall using floating wall brackets comprising: attaching a plurality of floating wall brackets to a floating base plate member; placing one end of a vertical member from a plurality of vertical members into an opening of each of said plurality of floating wall brackets such that each of said plurality of vertical members placed into each of said plurality of floating wall brackets is substantially perpendicular to said floating base plate member and is held in place in each of said plurality of floating wall brackets by at least one friction means of each of said floating wall brackets such that a desired float space between said end of each of said vertical members and said floating base plate member is established; attaching the other end of each of said vertical members to a non-floating plate member to create a floating wall assembly; leveling said floating wall assembly by adjusting placement of each of said plurality vertical members in each of said plurality of floating wall brackets; and installing said floating wall assembly between a floating slab and at least one next level up floor joist.