Stretch a chalk line from the first top mark down to the corresponding bottom mark.
Drywall over cinder block wall.
Make marks at either every 16 inches or every 24 inches.
Drive three concrete nails spaced at even intervals through each side of each hat channel.
These correspond to the typical.
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.
Frame out the rest of the wall by adding faux top and sole plates dropping the top a bit for a drop ceiling if.
Begin in an upper.
Furring strips come in.
How to glue drywall to the interior of concrete block walls.
Repeat for all drywall sheets.
Run a base furring strip along the bottom of the cinder block wall from end to end.
Add some rigid board insulation between the hat.
The hat channel image 1 should be attached to the wall using concrete nails and concrete nail gun images 2 and 3.
Prepping the block walls.
How to put drywall over cinder block step 1.
Using a scraper scrape off chunks of debris from the wall to make it as smooth as possible.
Pick the chalk line up pulling it.
Cut the nozzle end of a tube of construction adhesive at a 45 degree angle using a utility knife.
Attach the drywall to the furring strips with a nail gun and one inch drywall nails.
Measure across a wall both at the top and bottom.
Hold a piece of drywall up to the wall and align it so each edge of the drywall sheet sits in the middle of the furring strips on either side.