Hanging Drywall On Cement Walls

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

Hanging drywall on cement walls. If the drywall is in. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. 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. Drywall is usually attached to wall studs with 2 inch drywall screws using an electric drill with a driver bit installed.

The hat channel image 1 should be attached to the wall using concrete nails and concrete nail gun images 2 and 3. When insulating concrete basement walls a good idea because concrete basement walls are often cold use rigid. 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. How to hang drywall on block walls.

You can also hang drywall over paneling you just have to make sure to hit the wall studs. Cement block walls are common particularly for basement construction and garages but they lack warmth or personality. Even in so called finished basements. 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.

If installing drywall panels use moisture and mildew resistant drywall. Drive three concrete nails spaced at even intervals through each side of each hat channel. An exterior wall though presents another opportunity.