How do you hang drywall on a brick wall?

Question

I live in a totally brick house that was built in the mid to late 1800s. The walls are 3 bricks thick over which a concrete type substance was spread. I would like to have drywall put on the inside of some of the walls to create smooth surfaces.

Answer 1

You have to frame the walls and then hang drywall on the frames...

Call home depot, they do Saturday morning lessons on home improvement, find out when they are doing their next framing lesson

Answer 2

attach ferring strips or 1"x2"x8' strips of wood to the brick 1st. you could use 2x4's also, depends on how straight ur walls are.

use a gud construction glue to attach the strips to the brick as well as mortar fasteners. they sell screws that are blue in color, these are for mortar. (the stuff between the bricks). gotta predrill with a special bit that comes with the screws.

after u get the strips attached, at 16" intervals, attach the drywall onto the strips, make sure you use drywall screws no longer than 1 1/4". use a good 5/8 or 1/2 " drywall.

Answer 3

You need firring strips put on the wall. That is at least 1 1/2" wide lengths of wood attached by mason nails and or PL-400. Put the strips in each of the corners and on 16" centers and then screw the drywall to it.

Answer 4

You'll need to use masonry nails. Then mud the walls like normal. Do the walls ever produce condensation? That could ruin your drywall.

Answer 5

Nail wood strapping to the brick, and nail drywall to strapping.

Answer 6

I would suggest you frame it or fir it out with fir strips. I had a similar situation in my basement and had to frame it because I wanted to insulate and run electrical wiring.