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Drywall on concrete wall? @OE 03-15-2008
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Posted by on March 15, 2008, 7:26 am
Can drywall be attached directly to a concrete basement wall without special
preparation?If not what needs to be done to the concrete surface?




Posted by Nate Nagel on March 15, 2008, 7:47 am
<JOE> wrote:
> Can drywall be attached directly to a concrete basement wall without special
> preparation?

No.

> If not what needs to be done to the concrete surface?
>

Build the wall out with furring strips or preferably studs.

nate

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Posted by on March 15, 2008, 7:58 am
The area in question is at the bottom of the basement stairs and will need
just 2 / 4 x 8 sheets.Because of code requirements I have just enough room
for mounting on the wall.
> <JOE> wrote:
>> Can drywall be attached directly to a concrete basement wall without
>> special
>> preparation?
>
> No.
>
>> If not what needs to be done to the concrete surface?
>>
>
> Build the wall out with furring strips or preferably studs.
>
> nate
>
> --
> replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.
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Posted by Joseph Meehan on March 15, 2008, 9:06 am
If those are interior block walls, you might get away with it. The main
problem is moisture, exterior walls tend to have too much moisture for
drywall. You generally need to separate it with an unbroken vapor barrier.

How about trying a couple of those fiberglass finished panels designed
for finishing basements.

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> The area in question is at the bottom of the basement stairs and will need
> just 2 / 4 x 8 sheets.Because of code requirements I have just enough room
> for mounting on the wall.
>> <JOE> wrote:
>>> Can drywall be attached directly to a concrete basement wall without
>>> special
>>> preparation?
>>
>> No.
>>
>>> If not what needs to be done to the concrete surface?
>>>
>>
>> Build the wall out with furring strips or preferably studs.
>>
>> nate
>>
>> --
>> replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.
>> http://members.cox.net/njnagel
>
>

Posted by Nate Nagel on March 15, 2008, 9:09 am
<JOE> wrote:

>
>><JOE> wrote:
>>
>>>Can drywall be attached directly to a concrete basement wall without
>>>special
>>>preparation?
>>
>>No.
>>
>>
>>>If not what needs to be done to the concrete surface?
>>>
>>
>>Build the wall out with furring strips or preferably studs.
>>
> The area in question is at the bottom of the basement stairs and will
need
> just 2 / 4 x 8 sheets.Because of code requirements I have just enough
room
> for mounting on the wall.

If it's an outside wall, forget it. If it's an inside wall, I'm not
sure what you could do, but I'm imagining you would need to look at a
material other than drywall - maybe a skim coat of plaster directly on
the concrete?

nate

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