How To Hang Sheetrock On Concrete Walls

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How to hang sheetrock on concrete walls.

Drive three concrete nails spaced at even intervals through each side of each hat channel. I ve on many occasions had to install drywall on a concrete or cinder block wall but never in a basement. And usually i was able to at least use strapping 3 4 plywood or furring bar. Furring strips allow an air gap between the drywall and concrete to allow air to move and prevent mold.

Drywall is usually attached to wall studs with 2 inch drywall screws using an electric drill with a driver bit installed. Use concrete nails and a concrete nail gun to attach the hat channels to the wall after drawing a plumb line to make sure you ve spaced the hat channels properly for the size of drywall and insulation you re using. If time is a factor use fast drying joint compound. Allow the joint compound to dry until it s white or according to.

Use a drywall knife to fill the large gaps with ready mixed joint compound. Furring strips are long strips of wood that measure 1 inch thick and usually 2 or 3 inches wide. One common technique is to cover the block wall with drywall. Want the block wall in your basement to have a more finished appearance.

However in some installations such as in a basement it is necessary to glue drywall sheets to the interior of concrete block walls. Drywall is heavy awkward and hard to get into position. 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. To make the job somewhat easier make a crutch photo 3.

How to adhere drywall to a concrete block. While you can certainly glue drywall to a concrete block wall there are significant disadvantages with this method of adhering it. Here are some tips to. That way the wall pieces support the ceiling pieces.

If the drywall is in. The hat channel image 1 should be attached to the wall using concrete nails and concrete nail gun images 2 and 3. Hanging drywall over your head is no fun. When installing drywall onto any concrete surface including a ceiling you need to install furring strips.

Next hang the top wall row.