hELLO,

I am beginning to frame my basement up for drywall. The foundation walls are 10'. Would it be wise to use 2 x 6 inplace of 2 x 4?

Hanging rock (4 X 8) horizontal or vertical? Where do I put the 2' foot remnant drywall on bottom or top?

Thanks in advance,
Greg.

You would only need the 2x6 if you wanted extra insulation space, otherwise 2x4 should be fine, 16" on center. Most pros lay the drywall longwise and might use 4x8, 4x10 or 4x12 with the remanent on the top. You would have less taping and mdding to lay 2x10 verticle.

Measure down from the ceiling 6 feet and snap a line. Now hang the first sheet sideways and use a wonder bar and a piece of wood for the seesaw and lay the wonder bar against the stud and set the first sheet on it to hang. Use the roofing bar to pry up to the snapped line so the first sheet is parallel to the ceiling. Do 5' 11 1/2" from ceiling if you have to but 6 is perfect That way the last 2 foot cuts are equal to fit last top gap.
Get long sheets to keep from having to tape butt seams. Use regular drywall tape and not the screen stick on. Hang sideways to save time plus it being a damp basement the studs may swell and dry and sideways will help stop joints from cracking as opposed to vertical on a moving stud. I don't know if you did drywall before use caulk adhesive on studs and screw drywall on A good pattern for screwing on the 4' sheet is one screw at the top one at the bottom edge. now look at the center and on each side of that center is two screws of either side. It should look like this
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The first pattern is 1 2 2 1 (6 screws) of the 48" keep the center 2 2 apart 3 inches from each other. This makes it easier to mud together in one swipe of the drywall/wide putty knife.
On a side note check out this site I posted if you are thinking of insulating. This site is the correct way to insulate and not get in trouble with mold.

YouTube - Install Rigid Foam Insulation in Basement Video

YouTube - Best way to insulate a basement 800x600


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Hi all:

Greg, use pressure-treated 2"x4"s for plate on ground. Use construction adhesive to bond the plate to the concrete floor and then RAMSET the plate into place.

Then install the blueboard or sheetrock so that it will be approximately 1/2" to 3/4" off the concrete floor (I use 1/2" blocks). This will prevent any WICKING of the sheetrock should any moderate amount of water get into the basement from broken pipe or dislodged gutter... ;)

Ballengerb1 and 21 boat covered the rest.


How are you protecting your new finished basement from flooding? How about if your water heater breaks/bursts or any other pipes in the house? Let me know so we can discuss this in detail with you.

MARK