Basement Wall
#1
06-03-03, 07:34 PM
Basement Wall
I have a poured concrete basement. One of the walls is 20 feet in length. Every 8 feet it narrows by making two 90 degree 4 inch turns.
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I want to finish it with drywall but how?
You guys don't seem to be fans of furring strips but that's what I wanted to do originally. The problem is that I'd have all these extra inside/outside corners to deal wit....not to mention how do I finish that 4 inch strip - do I cut out a piece of drywall 8feet by 4 inches????
Anaway, thanks in advance for your help.
Gary.
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I want to finish it with drywall but how?
You guys don't seem to be fans of furring strips but that's what I wanted to do originally. The problem is that I'd have all these extra inside/outside corners to deal wit....not to mention how do I finish that 4 inch strip - do I cut out a piece of drywall 8feet by 4 inches????
Anaway, thanks in advance for your help.
Gary.
#2
06-03-03, 08:43 PM
It is not really a preference. It is the right way (stud wall with 1" gap) versus the wrong way (firring dtrips). Doug has posted detailed information on how to form up the interior stud walls in several posts. It is an excellent method. TOH ran a schematic just like it in last month's issue.
I would not try to follow the 4-inch steps in the wall and give up some space. I might step the wall once 8" at the second step in the basement wall, but it depends what is on the wall. A movable panel over the plumbing stack may be a good idea, while the electrical panel or gas meter must remain open.
I would not try to follow the 4-inch steps in the wall and give up some space. I might step the wall once 8" at the second step in the basement wall, but it depends what is on the wall. A movable panel over the plumbing stack may be a good idea, while the electrical panel or gas meter must remain open.
#3
06-04-03, 05:10 PM
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A 4" wall is framed and finished pretty much the same way as a 10-foot wall. It's not really any harder because it is short. I'm not architect, but I think it might be a visually interesting wall to simply follow the jogs. There are a lot of situations where such detail is considered good (e.g., a coffered ceiling).
#4
06-05-03, 10:16 AM
Thanks guys.
The wall in question is bare except for 3 120-volt receptacles....but it does have 2 windows -
narrow, high up, 38'' by 20''. I don't want to enlarge them(the room's not going to be a bedroom, just a play area) - so building
a partition wall would force me to create a 5 inch tunnel from the window to the newly constructed part.wall, probably taking what ever light these tiny windows can produce with it.
Yeah
The wall in question is bare except for 3 120-volt receptacles....but it does have 2 windows -
narrow, high up, 38'' by 20''. I don't want to enlarge them(the room's not going to be a bedroom, just a play area) - so building
a partition wall would force me to create a 5 inch tunnel from the window to the newly constructed part.wall, probably taking what ever light these tiny windows can produce with it.
Yeah
