Typically a stud wall is then installed against the concrete but furring strips are quick easy and take up less space.
How to drywall a concrete wall.
They want drywall on the existing studs but that moves into the poured wall section.
The basement has poured concrete walls in combination with 2x6 plates and studs.
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.
However in some installations such as in a basement it is necessary to glue drywall sheets to the interior of concrete block walls.
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.
The hat channel image 1 should be attached to the wall using concrete nails and concrete nail gun images 2 and 3.
Drive three concrete nails spaced at even intervals through each side of each hat channel.
Instead of setting the studs back 1 2 inch to allow for the finished drywall to be flush with the concrete plane the original builder set the studs flush with the concrete surface plane.
The concrete stairsteps from front to back where the back is all studs and no poured concrete.
While you can certainly glue drywall to a concrete block wall there are significant disadvantages with this method of adhering it.
If the drywall is in.
Drywall is usually attached to wall studs with 2 inch drywall screws using an electric drill with a driver bit installed.
1 measure down the length of the concrete wall at top bottom and middle.