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.

If you are hanging something that isn t too heavy command strips may work best. That way you ll be able to seal this type of outside wall with a continuous moisture barrier in cooler climate zones. Hanging stuff on a cement wall is simple with the right supplies. 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.

If you have something like a heavy mirror or piece of art use brick hooks. Use 2 hardwall hangers to hang 1 object if you want extra support and have hanging hardware that will accommodate this. Drive three concrete nails spaced at even intervals through each side of each hat channel. Frame partition walls as you did the outside walls installing blocking between joists wherever it s needed.

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. Do fill cracks with hydraulic cement. Another area where cracks are commonly found is at the bottom of the basement walls. Hardwall hangers are made specifically for cement and brick walls.

Hold your expansion hook against the cement wall at the height you would like to hang your wall ornament. 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. When a foundation is poured its footing a wide flat base made from. Brick hooks and command strips make the job as easy as hanging stuff on drywall.

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. With the help of hanging hardware designed for pegboards you can decorate the wall with photos as well as baskets for dvds and magazines. 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. 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.

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.