How To Make A Bulletin Board On A Concrete Wall

Nail a 2 by 4 to the concrete footing.

How to make a bulletin board on a concrete wall.

You do not want the board to be inside the wall area. Press the panel against the wall and hold it until the adhesive sets which is usually a minute or two. In the picture above you can see to concrete laborers adding this layer of wood to one side of the formwork. Lay out your concrete block in a dry run spacing it with 3 8 inch plywood spacers.

See below for more information on contraction joints remove forms and install waterproofing and drainage system. If you add too much water the concrete turns a little soupy. Add water and stir the concrete according to the manufacturer s instructions. Mix enough concrete to complete the wall all at once.

Pour footings and wall. Add 10 cups of coconut fiber. If the wall exceeds four feet in height footings should be poured separately. The coconut fiber reinforces the concrete.

Architects love it but it s not an easy detail to get right. Mark all the edges of the course. Raise the glued panel with the adhesive side facing the wall. Create contraction joints every 4 6 feet.

Medioimages photodisc photodisc getty images lay a 2 by 4 board flat on its wide side on the concrete so the edge of the board is 3 4 of an inch away from your string to the outside of the wall. Watch to see how my concrete craftsma. When you want board formed concrete you take that same plywood formwork and you add an additional layer of wood to the inside faces so that the wet concrete takes on this new pattern. Of cement mix and 1 gallon of water into a portable cement mixer.

Allow concrete to cure. It has texture structure and rugged beauty all at once. Finish the surface of the wall as desired. Apply a small ball of adhesive to each corner of the poster board taking care to follow the manufacturer s directions.

Good concrete has a gray uniform consistency. Board form concrete walls mix well with glass and metal in modern house designs such as this project risinger built with alterstudio architecture of austin texas. Architects drool over it and clients love it but frankly board form concrete can be a little daunting for a concrete sub or a builder. Take up the block and spread mortar on the footing.