Drive three concrete nails spaced at even intervals through each side of each hat channel.
How do i put up drywall on a concrete wall.
The hat channel image 1 should be attached to the wall using concrete nails and concrete nail gun images 2 and 3.
If the drywall is in.
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.
How to adhere drywall to a concrete block.
However in some installations such as in a basement it is necessary to glue drywall sheets to the interior of concrete block walls.
And usually i was able to at least use strapping 3 4 plywood or furring bar.
I ve on many occasions had to install drywall on a concrete or cinder block wall but never in a basement.
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.
While you can certainly glue drywall to a concrete block wall there are significant disadvantages with this method of adhering it.