How To Install Drywall On A Concrete Wall

1 measure down the length of the concrete wall at top bottom and middle.

How to install drywall on a concrete wall.

Use concrete nails and a concrete nail gun to attach the hat channels to the wall after drawing a plumb line to make sure you ve spaced the hat channels properly for the size of drywall and insulation you re using. Drive three concrete nails spaced at even intervals through each side of each hat channel. Furring strips are long strips of wood that measure 1 inch thick and usually 2 or 3 inches wide. However in some installations such as in a basement it is necessary to glue drywall sheets to the interior of concrete block walls.

How to adhere drywall to a concrete block. When installing drywall onto any concrete surface including a ceiling you need to install furring strips. Typically a stud wall is then installed against the concrete but furring strips are quick easy and take up less space. I ve on many occasions had to install drywall on a concrete or cinder block wall but never in a basement.

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. The hat channel image 1 should be attached to the wall using concrete nails and concrete nail gun images 2 and 3. Drive three concrete nails spaced at even intervals through each side of each hat channel. And usually i was able to at least use strapping 3 4 plywood or furring bar.

While you can certainly glue drywall to a concrete block wall there are significant disadvantages with this method of adhering it. 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.