Framing basement walls

Expert advice for a warm, dry and inviting basement

<p>Learn how to frame walls in your basement to improve your living space and increase your home's resale value.</p>

With special framing and insulating techniques, your basement can be as comfortable as any other room in your home. Find out more about insulating basement walls and framing basement walls here.

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I explain the difference between a floating wall versus a conventionally framed stud wall. I then show the process as I frame the longest wall in my baseme...

Framing a basement wall against concrete or cinderblock is not as hard as you would think. See the process we took to finish a basement by insulating and framing the walls ourselves.

With special framing and insulating techniques, your basement can be as comfortable as any other room in your home. Find out more about insulating basement walls and framing basement walls here.

Expert advice for a warm, dry and inviting space

If you are trying to build a shower pan on a slab floor, you will need to ensure that you have a waterproof seal. Also, you must have a proper slope for the pan.

How to drywall over a concrete block wall. How to finish a basement.

Bulkheads are found in many residential homes. They’re used to cover ductwork (the transportation system by which the air from your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) gets moved throughout the home), so that the metal tubes are not visible. Building a bulkhead in order to frame around ductwork involves building a wooden frame (known as a

Expert advice for a warm, dry and inviting basement

One of the smartest moves you can make as a homeowner is to finish your basement, increasing your home's value and adding comfort and utility. You can transform your basement into a family room, home gym, sauna/spa, office, spare bedroom, sewing room, workshop, children's playroom... the possibilities are endless! So, what should the walls look […]

This post is a follow-up to Review: An Extreme DIY-er Discusses Insulating a Basement with InSoFast.

Here is how to frame a basement by yourself. I have framed many basements all alone.

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ASIRI Designs on Instagram: "Continuing Monday's discussion about vapor barriers, perhaps one of the worst places you can install a polyethylene vapor barrier is on framed basement walls. All you're doing is just trapping moisture that gets into the wall cavity, but it's even worse. We don't get the benefit of being able to drive through the below grade basement walls since the soils are always pretty much damp, and because there's usually damp proofing on the basement walls. You're…