I want to get as much space in the basement I am finishing as possible(a whopping 150 square feet) so on two of my walls I wanted to attach the 2X4's studs directly to the concrete walls. Here are my questions: Question # 1: Which side of the stud should butt up and be attached to the concrete? Is it the 2 inch side or the 4 inch side??????? My two thoughts were. It would seem tough to drive a concrete screw or nail through the four inches and then into the concrete. On the other hand, I am not sure if there be enough room to install outlets with only 2 inches between the concrete and stud???????? Question # 2 What would you recommend for attaching the studs to the masonry? I have hammer drill/bit and blue masonary screws and I also have the ramset powder gun???? Extra thoughts I have had trouble in the past with using the hammerdrill and predrilling. In certain areas has been difficult to drill a hole in the concrete. Question # 3 When attaching the studs directly to the concrete walls, would the concrete nail or screw stick out a little causing a problem with the drywall lying flush on the studs????? I thank you guys once again in advance. You guys are the best and I'm learning a ton

I am ready to remodel the basement and I need to start with the walls. One of the 2 owners before us had the basement redone with and the plaster or stucko is falling off and making a huge mess. I want to remove all of it and have the walls so that you can see the stone but also keep water from coming in, is this possible. there is one area in the basement were it seemed some of the stones came out, not sure if it is a big deal or not. It is a wall that seperates the main basement from a storage room, it is not along the "outside foundation" if that makes any sense, not sure how to explain it. I