How To Hang Sheetrock On Cement Walls

This article was co authored by jason phillip jason phillip is a handyman specializing in mounting and hanging objects onto walls.

How to hang sheetrock on cement walls.

Drywall is usually attached to wall studs with 2 inch drywall screws using an electric drill with a driver bit installed. Here are some tips to. 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.

However in some installations such as in a basement it is necessary to glue drywall sheets to the interior of concrete block walls. With over five years of experience professionally mounting and installing objects through his company jason s handyman services jason s work includes working with mounting window ac units designing art gallery walls installing kitchen cabinets and replacing. First time remodelers often make the mistake of letting drywall rest on the floor while attaching it to the vertical wall studs with screws rather than pushing the board up as high as possible to. Now a word for you rookies.

Drive three concrete nails spaced at even intervals through each side of each hat channel. When you attach drywall to a cinderblock or cement wall you ll need something called hat channel so named because it is shaped like a hat when viewed from the side. How to adhere drywall to a concrete block. Hanging drywall over your head is no fun.

Furring strips allow an air gap between the drywall and concrete to allow air to move and prevent mold. One common technique is to cover the block wall with drywall. Furring strips are long strips of wood that measure 1 inch thick and usually 2 or 3 inches wide. While you can certainly glue drywall to a concrete block wall there are significant disadvantages with this method of adhering it.

Next hang the top wall row. 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. To make it a lot easier pony up for a drywall lift.

Drywall is heavy awkward and hard to get into position. An exterior wall though presents another opportunity. To make the job somewhat easier make a crutch photo 3. You can also hang drywall over paneling you just have to make sure to hit the wall studs.

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. When installing drywall onto any concrete surface including a ceiling you need to install furring strips.