How To Install Drywall On Concrete Wall

Drive screws into the drywall sheet step 3.

How to install drywall on concrete wall.

Saw horses step 1. Hang the first sheet of drywall horizontally across the top of the wall. Install drywall to reach the floor and frame outside corners. Add some rigid board insulation between the hat.

Using a scraper scrape off chunks of debris from the wall to make it as smooth as possible. Remove all the trim from the exterior walls window and door casings baseboards crown molding you name it and rip the drywall and studs off the block walls. On a couple installs on the outside of elevator shafts etc we have installed drywall directly on the concrete using construction adhesive and minimal use. Then to account for the foam s additional thickness add jamb extensions to the windows and doors and fur out around their openings.

Cut the nozzle end of a tube of construction adhesive at a 45 degree angle using a utility knife. Measure the wall step 2. Cut enough furring strips from 1 by 3 inch lumber with a circular saw to allow you to space them 16 inches apart for the entire width of the wall as measured from the center of each strip. Install final sheet of drywall step 6.

How to hang drywall on a concrete ceiling step 1. Attach with screws every 6 to 8 inches. How to glue drywall to the interior of concrete block walls step 1. I ve on many occasions had to install drywall on a concrete or cinder block wall but never in a basement.

Measure the thickness of the drywall you plan to use with a tape measure. Install each successive sheet similarly butting each edge together and staggering. Drill pilot holes through the wide face of each firing strop approximately ever 12 inches with a 3 16 inch drill. With normal 1 2 inch drywall place.

Add additional sheets of drywall step 4. Plan for windows doors outlets and other fixtures step 5.