Concrete basement walls are designed to do two main jobs.
How to build a basement wall against concrete.
Always start with the perimeter wall and then do the interior walls.
Masonry walls like concrete tend to be damp dreary and unpleasant.
Basement walls of cinder block brick or even poured concrete can be transformed pretty quickly and simply with a coat of paint.
Tip up the walls.
Framing a wall against the concrete allows you to add.
If the floor joists are sagging or there s ductwork in the way you may have to lift the top of the wall in first and slide the bottom plate into place.
Layout basement wall doors and windows.
And make sure that the concrete wall is straight a k a plumb.
Make sure wall studs don t come into contact with the foundation wall.
If you re building each section on the floor i highly recommend having someone with you.
Now you are thinking how is that possible.
The cool concrete of the foundation wall will collect humid air which will condense on its surface.
If the floor joists are sagging or there s ductwork in the way you may have to lift the top of the wall in first and slide the bottom plate into place.
Considering the nature of concrete holding up the weight of the house is the lesser worry.
You ll need help with holding the wood together as you start to secure it and you ll need someone to help lift the wall into place.
Go for a solid color or get wild and design a mural to brighten up that subterranean space of yours.
This is why you need to use treated lumber for the bottom plate of the wall.
Make sure the wall is strong enough to resist the lateral pressure of the soil.
Concrete walls may have a purpose but beauty and warmth aren t it.
You don t wait for any kind of bulging or most definitely something that is not straight from top to bottom.
This can be solved by simply leaving the pipe in place and building the new wall.
Moisture below the slab can wick up into the concrete and get to the base plates of the wall.
Tip a wall up with the bottom plate against the wall.
If your basement floor is not level which most basement floors aren t building on the floor will be a challenge.