Tip the wall into place and fasten with concrete nails or screws. Pro tip: You need shims only about every third joist, but nail the top plate to every joist. Turn the last stud on the first wall ...

Q: We are finishing off part of the basement into a utility room. The washer, dryer, and laundry tub are already there, with the plumbing anchored to the cement walls. We have framed in the walls ...

Once the block walls are prepped, the framing can begin. I’d use a pressure-treated floor plate and build 2-by-4 walls similar in construction to regular interior partition walls.

Q Some time ago you responded to my inquiry regarding fixing cracks in the cinder blocks walls in the basement of my 70-year-old home. The suggestions are working well, and, prior to starting the ...

I noticed that I have a crack running down my cinder block basement wall. Most of the cracks follow the joints of the blocks except for one, which split one block in half.

“I never advise painting basement walls, even with epoxy paint,” contractor Rob Robillard said. HANDOUT Q. My house was built in the ’40s and has a cinder-block foundation.

Q: My house was built in the '40s and has a cinder-block foundation. On the inside, it has paint that's peeling. Some of the blocks are crumbling, but the problem is not deep, less than an inch.

It had cinder-block walls, basic framing, zero insulation and a subfloor of low-grade plywood that was prone to dust and splinters, a hazard for someone like me, who likes to go barefoot.

House Works: Your questions on basement walls, concrete floors, leaking roof By Steve Maxwell Published Apr 22, 2020 3 minute read ...

I don't want the walls to hang over the stairs), so if I can get thin drywall and attach it directly to the cinder-block/concrete walls that would work well.<BR><BR>2) My step-father raised and ...