Hanging Drywall On Cement Walls

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Hanging drywall on cement walls. The hat channel image 1 should be attached to the wall using concrete nails and concrete nail gun images 2 and 3. Cement block walls are common particularly for basement construction and garages but they lack warmth or personality. If the drywall is in. First draw a plumb line to make sure the hat channels will be spaced properly for the size of drywall and insulation you re using.
Drive three concrete nails spaced at even intervals through each side of each hat channel. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. While you can certainly glue drywall to a concrete block wall there are significant disadvantages with this method of adhering it. If installing drywall panels use moisture and mildew resistant drywall.
When insulating concrete basement walls a good idea because concrete basement walls are often cold use rigid. How to adhere drywall to a concrete block. You can also hang drywall over paneling you just have to make sure to hit the wall studs. An exterior wall though presents another opportunity.
Even in so called finished basements. However in some installations such as in a basement it is necessary to glue drywall sheets to the interior of concrete block walls. How to hang drywall on block walls.