Hanging Stuff On Cement Basement Walls

Before you tie the partition walls to exterior stud walls non masonry without foam staple 2 foot wide strips of polyethylene over the 2 6 backers.

Hanging stuff on cement basement walls.

At the end of the year the glue pulls off easily from the wall and does not do any damage simply peel the glue back slowly from the wall when you want to take something down. Drive three concrete nails spaced at even intervals through each side of each hat channel. 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. With the help of hanging hardware designed for pegboards you can decorate the wall with photos as well as baskets for dvds and magazines.

Add 2 6 backers on walls that meet partitions. That way you ll be able to seal this type of outside wall with a continuous moisture barrier in cooler climate zones. You will need a hammer to install hardwall hangers. Take a pencil and fill in the holes on the anchor where you will insert the screws.

Hardwall hangers are made specifically for cement and brick walls. Use treated wood if the wood will come into contact with concrete such as the wood floor plates of framed walls or wood furring strips that attach directly to basement walls. Using a screwdriver or the screw bit on your drill screw the screw into place in the anchor leaving a bit coming out of the wall so you have a surface on which to hang your photo. Each hanger comes with four sturdy pins that will anchor the base of the hook to the wall.

Hanging stuff on a cement wall is simple with the right supplies. Another area where cracks are commonly found is at the bottom of the basement walls. You can use wall spackle around your anchor and put it into the wall that way just make sure it dries before you insert the screw. A low temperature hot glue gun is a great tool for getting posters banners trimmers and other classroom decorations to stick to the cinder block walls.

If you have something like a heavy mirror or piece of art use brick hooks. When a foundation is poured its footing a wide flat base made from. Do fill cracks with hydraulic cement. Brick hooks and command strips make the job as easy as hanging stuff on drywall.

Frame partition walls as you did the outside walls installing blocking between joists wherever it s needed. If you are hanging something that isn t too heavy command strips may work best.