basement walls
#1
01-06-02, 03:50 AM
basement walls
I want to make a small craft room for my kids. The studs are up for the drywall, but two of the walls are cement. How do you finish off the drywall that abuts to the cement?
-Juli
-Juli
#3
01-06-02, 07:47 AM
Thanks twelvepole. Not sure I found exactly what I needed but I will reread the the articles I printed from the info you told me to look up. I could probably use a piece of trim or a bead of paintable caulk. Anyway if I start making my husband nervous by hauling in supplies-maybe he'll finally get around to doing the job!!!!!Thanks for your response. (I went to your webpage-nice stuff!)
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01-06-02, 09:46 AM
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The drywall will wick any moisture in the concrete. Put plastic 6ml
behind the sheetrock, and have it come around the corner to separate the concrete from the sheetrock. Then put a piece of corner molding up there. It will be fine. Good Luck
behind the sheetrock, and have it come around the corner to separate the concrete from the sheetrock. Then put a piece of corner molding up there. It will be fine. Good Luck
#6
01-14-02, 05:53 PM
You can attach a wood lath on the concrete walls and then finish it with GWB just like a stud wall. Some people nail the lath directly into the concrete or you might try sometype of spacer to keep moisture from wicking into the wood. (If you have a damp basement.)
