Furring strips come in.
Drywall over concrete 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.
Furring strips are long narrow strips of wood that are attached to the concrete block.
Use concrete nails and a concrete nail gun to attach the hat channels to the wall after drawing a plumb line to make.
How to adhere drywall to a concrete block 1.
Hanging drywall on concrete block walls requires the use of furring strips.
Make marks on the wall that are 16 inches apart starting at one end and working toward the other.
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Begin in an upper.
Then to account for the foam s additional thickness add jamb extensions to the windows and doors and fur out around their openings.
The hat channel image 1 should be attached to the wall using concrete nails and concrete nail gun images 2 and 3.
Cut the nozzle end of a tube of construction adhesive at a 45 degree angle using a utility knife.
Things needed tape measure carpenter s pencil chalk line polyethylene plastic or other vapor barrier material construction adhesive duct tape 1x3 inch furring strips carpenter s level hammer drill masonry bit concrete screws fiberglass or rigid foam insulation staple gun drywall sheets drywall.
The strips usually run vertically along the wall.
Frame out the rest of the wall by adding faux top and sole plates dropping the top a bit for a drop ceiling if.
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.
Add some rigid board insulation between the hat.
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 drywall can then be attached to the strips.
Center a strip.
How to glue drywall to the interior of concrete block walls step 1.
Install vertical furring strips every 16 inches on the cinder blocks using concrete screws to hold them in.