Even in so called finished basements.
Hanging drywall on cement walls.
An exterior wall though presents another opportunity.
When insulating concrete basement walls a good idea because concrete basement walls are often cold use rigid.
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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.
While you can certainly glue drywall to a concrete block wall there are significant disadvantages with this method of adhering it.
If the drywall is in.
If installing drywall panels use moisture and mildew resistant drywall.
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The hat channel image 1 should be attached to the wall using concrete nails and concrete nail gun images 2 and 3.
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.
Drive three concrete nails spaced at even intervals through each side of each hat channel.
However in some installations such as in a basement it is necessary to glue drywall sheets to the interior of concrete block walls.
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Cement block walls are common particularly for basement construction and garages but they lack warmth or personality.
How to adhere drywall to a concrete block.