Press the first piece of drywall in place on the wall and hold it for 30 seconds until it bonds with the concrete block.
How to hang drywall on cinder block wall.
Begin by marking plumb lines on the drywall that correspond to the hat channels below.
Once all the drywall has been attached it s ready for finishing.
Attach the drywall to the furring strips with a nail gun and one inch drywall nails.
Repeat for all drywall sheets.
Step 2 install vertical furring strips every 16 inches on the cinder blocks using concrete screws to hold them in place.
Furring strips come in various widths and thicknesses and you may use dimensional 2 inch by 4 inch wall studs or thinner boards for furring.
Use a furring strip cut to the length of the wall or any combination of strips that will.
If you re working with a ceiling start there and work your way down to the walls.
Remove all the trim from the exterior walls window and door casings baseboards crown molding you name it and rip the drywall and studs off the block walls.
Continue installing the drywall by repeating the process for the rest of the sheets.
Hold a furring strip up to the ceiling leaving about 1 4 inch of space between the strip and the ceiling.
Drive three concrete nails spaced at even intervals through each side of each hat channel.
Have a friend hold the drywall in place and then screw it into the hat channels with an electric screw gun.
Hold a piece of drywall up to the wall and align it so each edge of the drywall sheet sits in the middle of the furring strips on either side.
Cut enough furring strips from 1 by 3 inch lumber with a circular saw to allow you to space them 16 inches apart for the entire width of the wall as measured from the center of each strip.