Has anyone ever hung drywall perpendicular to a bare concrete wall? I've hung my fair share but it's always been angled to other drywall surfaces so this is alien to me. Should I just leave a small gap between the concrete and the drywall edge similar to the one on the floor?
I'm sure this is frowned upon but is there a protocol for it?
>>970241
>leave a small gap
probably
also dpm
>>970241
A gap is necessary. Anything touching the concrete/block wall has the chance of drawing moisture.
Hold it up off the floor a half inch, and if the wood is treated the moister won't rot out the wood.
You need to seal the block wall and put up a vapor barrier.
I would use green board or yellow board.
You need to leave a little space between the materials, because everything is reacting different when it heat up or getting cold.
>>970241
you already messed up by putting the bottom plate directly on concrete. nothing should touch concrete or block. leave a gap AND seal the block
>>971085
Daisy...you're one dumb cunt, as its perfectly fine for the bottom plate to lie directly on the concrete floor...would maybe have been better if it had been pt, or a layer of vapor barrier underneigth, but it's fine as is...
You need to use pressure treated wood if it touches the concrete. This is code in the US, so the construction in OPs pic would not pass inspection.
Leave a gap between the floor and the drywall so it wont wick moisture.
>>971117
>This is code in the US, so the construction in OPs pic would not pass inspection.
Looks treated to me
>>971117
rick the new usa pressure treated wood looks a lot like regular wood.
Why didn't you use vapour board and plasterboard adhesive? would've saved you having to put up baton to screw the board onto.
>>971615
Sorry wrong pic you want to use the moisture resistant stuff not the vapour panel.
