douggiestyle
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when putting in stud walls in a basement i prefer putting in the bottom plate first, use pressure treated. then use a plum bob put in the top plate. then cut each stud to fit. that way if the floors elevation changes you can compensate as needed. toe nail the studs as you go. tapcons with liquid nails work very well for the bottom plate. no need for hilti and less chance for spalling the concrete. you could space the tapcons every 24" and be ok. if your basement is small and you need to conserve space. i like the firing strip and celotex design for covering block walls.
as always with dry wall, waste it. dont try to save material by piecing it together. do your best to eliminate end joints. you will get better results and less labor taping and feathering.
as always with dry wall, waste it. dont try to save material by piecing it together. do your best to eliminate end joints. you will get better results and less labor taping and feathering.
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