How To Finish Basement Concrete Walls

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How to finish basement concrete walls.

He spaces fasteners every 6 ft. For interior applications water based latex primer and finish paint should work fine. Repeat this process on all the holes in your walls. If you re looking for a cheap and quick way to freshen up your basement and turn it into a room you can instantly use add paint.

Paint is very inexpensive. Spread the cement over the holes in the walls. Away from the insulation on the exterior walls. Space fasteners every 6 ft.

Tape a one foot by one foot square of plastic sheeting plastic kitchen wrap will do to the concrete wall in your basement with duct tape and leave it in place for 24 hours. Fill the holes then use the trowel to scrape the cement and flatten it out so that it runs flush with the wall. If you are painting basement walls use a bright light toned paint to maximize the light in the space and to make it feel a bit larger and more spacious. Splashing some paint around the walls of a room is something that anyone can do.

Then remove the tape. Use a trowel to scoop up some of the cement and spread it into the holes in your walls. Paneling can be used as an inexpensive way to finish you basement walls or ceiling. Use a strong adhesive to put strips of wood on your concrete basement walls and then use wood screws that match your paneling to attach the paneling to the wood strips.

And within 6 in. First put construction adhesive on the floor then tip the wall into place and fasten with concrete nails or screws. Then cut 2 4 bottom and top plates and lay out stud locations every 16 in. Cut top and bottom plates snap chalk lines 4 in.

Phil fastens his walls to the floor with construction adhesive and a powder actuated tool pat.