Drive three concrete nails spaced at even intervals through each side of each hat channel.
Hanging stuff on cement basement walls.
Use treated wood if the wood will come into contact with concrete such as the wood floor plates of framed walls or wood furring strips that attach directly to basement walls.
Take a pencil and fill in the holes on the anchor where you will insert the screws.
Using a screwdriver or the screw bit on your drill screw the screw into place in the anchor leaving a bit coming out of the wall so you have a surface on which to hang your photo.
If you are hanging something that isn t too heavy command strips may work best.
You will need a hammer to install hardwall hangers.
Use 2 hardwall hangers to hang 1 object if you want extra support and have hanging hardware that will accommodate this.
A low temperature hot glue gun is a great tool for getting posters banners trimmers and other classroom decorations to stick to the cinder block walls.
Pegboard wall of basement playroom cover the wall with painted pegboard panels.
That way you ll be able to seal this type of outside wall with a continuous moisture barrier in cooler climate zones.
If you have something like a heavy mirror or piece of art use brick hooks.
Before you tie the partition walls to exterior stud walls non masonry without foam staple 2 foot wide strips of polyethylene over the 2 6 backers.
Brick hooks and command strips make the job as easy as hanging stuff on drywall.
Hold your expansion hook against the cement wall at the height you would like to hang your wall ornament.
With the help of hanging hardware designed for pegboards you can decorate the wall with photos as well as baskets for dvds and magazines.
Hardwall hangers are made specifically for cement and brick walls.
You can use wall spackle around your anchor and put it into the wall that way just make sure it dries before you insert the screw.
Frame partition walls as you did the outside walls installing blocking between joists wherever it s needed.
Add 2 6 backers on walls that meet partitions.
At the end of the year the glue pulls off easily from the wall and does not do any damage simply peel the glue back slowly from the wall when you want to take something down.
Each hanger comes with four sturdy pins that will anchor the base of the hook to the wall.
Do fill cracks with hydraulic cement.
Another area where cracks are commonly found is at the bottom of the basement walls.