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Framing next to a cement half wall

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Framing next to a cement half wall (post #176388)

tedthebuilder on Tue, 08/01/2006 - 03:29
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I am framing my basement.  Some exterior wall have a 12" cement wall that I need to cover.  One method is to build a 2x4 wall adjacent to it and then finish it with wall board and cap it with wood.  The problem with that is that  will result in a 9" shelf that is only 12" in height. 


Another option is to use firing strips attached to the wall.  The problem with that is when I use my nailer to nail the stip into the wall, the nail may stick out.  Is this a show stopper?  Or could I drill a hole in the wall board where the nail would be and fill the hold with compound?


I hope to hear your ideas! Thanks in advance.

-A +A

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by Danno in reply to tedthebuilder [original] on Tue, 08/08/2006 - 23:47

You may want to post your questions at Breaktime (see "Other Taunton Sites" at top of this page). Those guys have pretty good answers. I would rent or buy a power nailer (uses a .22 blank cartridge to fire a hardened nail when you hit the device with a hammer) and nail the furring with that (maybe a little construction adhesive too). If a nail were to protrude, I don't see why you couldn't carve out a little hole in the back of the drywall. You could also glue Styrofoam to the wall between the furring strips if you need insulation and it would make a good backer for the drywall--then you could space the furring strips further apart--maybe 2' on-center.