Concrete walls may have a purpose but beauty and warmth aren t it.
How to build a basement wall against concrete.
This is why you need to use treated lumber for the bottom plate of the wall.
Make sure wall studs don t come into contact with the foundation wall.
Make sure the wall is strong enough to resist the lateral pressure of the soil.
Now you are thinking how is that possible.
Considering the nature of concrete holding up the weight of the house is the lesser worry.
Always start with the perimeter wall and then do the interior walls.
Tip up the walls.
If you re building each section on the floor i highly recommend having someone with you.
One job is supporting the house.
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.
The other is holding back the pressure of soil against the side of the basement.
Layout basement wall doors and windows.
Masonry walls like concrete tend to be damp dreary and unpleasant.
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.
Basement walls of cinder block brick or even poured concrete can be transformed pretty quickly and simply with a coat of paint.
This can be solved by simply leaving the pipe in place and building the new wall.
Go for a solid color or get wild and design a mural to brighten up that subterranean space of yours.
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.
Concrete basement walls are designed to do two main jobs.
And make sure that the concrete wall is straight a k a plumb.
You don t wait for any kind of bulging or most definitely something that is not straight from top to bottom.
Existing pipes that run along the inside of concrete basement walls a common issue often create another problem.
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.