Wall construction

A wall construction comprising:

• a framework formed of a plurality of longitudinal wall studs having generally rectangular cross sectional profiles;
• a first support beam having a longitudinal axis and formed of resiliently deflectable material, said beam having a base wall, first and second side walls extended perpendicularly from the base wall forming a channel having a width corresponding to the cross sectional length of a wall stud;
• said first side wall having a first row of serrations for a substantial portion of the length thereof, said second side wall having a second row of serrations for a substantial portion of the length thereof, said serrations comprised as relatively narrow teeth spaced apart a distance of approximately the width of a tooth;
• a plurality of pockets formed in the support beam for retention of ends of vertical wall studs;
• said wall studs disposed in perpendicular relationship to the support beam with first ends retained in pockets of the support beam with end walls situated adjacent side walls of the support beam, said wall stud end walls being of a dimension to be in spanning relationship to at least several serrations on the support beam side walls;
• said pockets formed at any selected position along the beam by first and second sets of serrations on the first side wall being bent inwardly of the channel to a generally horizontal position forming first and second retaining fingers, third and fourth sets of serrations on the second side wall being bent inwardly of the channel forming third and fourth retaining members, said first, second, third and fourth retaining members defining said pocket corresponding to the shape of the end of a vertical wall stud for retention of the end of the vertical wall stud.