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Concrete walls, partially framed
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| I've got some concrete walls that have openings that I want to frame in to complete the wall.
I'd also like for the finished look of the wall to be seamless, so that you can't tell the concrete from the framed section. I'd really rather than put sheetrock over the concrete portion, but instead and looking to do something such as cementboard over
the framing, and then plaster over it to bring it flush with the concrete. Will this work or is there a better way to do it?
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| nailshooter41@aol.com 2006-04-18, 4:21 pm |
| Offset the framed walls by the thickness of a furring strip to be
attached to the concrete wall. I usually rip 2x4s in half and shoot or
anchor them them to the walls with the rips on the sides so I get a
consistent 1 1/2 furring strip. Make sure the furring strip lines up
exactly with your framed wall.
Seal the concrete before installation of strips, install strips, put in
foam insulation between the strips as needed. You will be surprised
how much moisture and temperature those concrete walls will transmit.
Nail sheetrock onto the strips and finish as usual.
Robert
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| HockeyFan 2006-04-20, 12:21 am |
| Ideally, I'd rather not sheetrock over any of the concrete. Is there a
way to just cover the areas that will be framed, and then plaster or
put some kind of joint compound at the seams where the drywall meets
with the concrete?
nailshooter41@aol.com wrote:
> Offset the framed walls by the thickness of a furring strip to be
> attached to the concrete wall. I usually rip 2x4s in half and shoot or
> anchor them them to the walls with the rips on the sides so I get a
> consistent 1 1/2 furring strip. Make sure the furring strip lines up
> exactly with your framed wall.
>
> Seal the concrete before installation of strips, install strips, put in
> foam insulation between the strips as needed. You will be surprised
> how much moisture and temperature those concrete walls will transmit.
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> Nail sheetrock onto the strips and finish as usual.
>
> Robert
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| Wayne Whitney 2006-04-20, 1:21 am |
| On 2006-04-20, HockeyFan <les.stockton@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ideally, I'd rather not sheetrock over any of the concrete. Is there a
> way to just cover the areas that will be framed, and then plaster or
> put some kind of joint compound at the seams where the drywall meets
> with the concrete?
I'm no expert, but I believe you can plaster over concrete. Just use
a plaster bonding agent. Or did you mean leave the concrete exposed,
and just plaster down to meet it?
Cheers, Wayne
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| HockeyFan 2006-04-23, 12:21 pm |
| Actually, I suspect I might have to plaster the seam to get them to
match. Wasn't sure if the framed section should be with sheetrock or
backerboard and then plastered over the surface of the backerboard.
The walls, concrete and framed section, will be painted, and hopefully
it'll look like one continuous wall.
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