Things You'll Need:
- 2-by-4 studs
- Concrete anchors
- Drywall screws
- Vapor barrier plastic
- Fiberglass insulation faced
- Drill
- Masonry bit
- Hammer
- Sunny-dry or dryloc paint
- Common framing nails 6D
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Step 1
Paint the concrete block with a waterproofing paint, preferable sunny-dry or dry loc. Wait for the paint to dry and then proceed. Depending on the humidity present when you paint, this could take as much as 24 hours.
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Step 2
Measure the length that you want your studs to be OC (on center) on the concrete wall. The most common would be 16 inches on center.
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Step 3
Make a frame using the measurements that you have taken. This will look like a box, top, bottom, and sides with studs every 16 inches on center through the box shape.
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Step 4
Nail the frame together using your framing nails. Use two nails per stud in the middle of the frame and two nails on each end of the frame.
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Step 5
Make the holes for your concrete anchors. Place a stud up against the wall with the four inch side facing you, lay it right to left and measure equally a top, middle, and bottom.
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Step 6
Drill into the stud through into the brick wall. Make sure to measure the drill bit length to know how far to go into the brick for your anchor.
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Step 7
Anchor the three studs into the wall. Tap your anchor with the hammer into the concrete wall, and place the stud over the stem of the anchor. Use three anchors: right, left and middle. Tighten it down so the nut is sunk flush with the wood. This will tighten the anchor in the concrete wall in the process.
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Step 8
Lift up the frame you nailed together and place your frame up against the studs you just anchored and toenail it in place. To toenail you will be hammering in a nail sideways into the frame stud and through into the stud anchored on the wall.
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Step 9
Nail each stud of the frame into each top, middle and bottom anchored stud.
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Step 10
Place fiberglass insulation in between the studs on the frame.
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Step 11
Fold over the kraft face sides over each stud and staple every 3 inches on both sides. Cover with plastic sheeting and staple it to the studs every 3 inches.
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Step 12
Hang your drywall next by driving the screws into the anchored studs. Use 2 1/2-inch screws for good holding. Drive screws in every 6 inches along the sides and every 8 inches in the middle. Drive the screw to just below the surface of the drywall to create a tiny dimple. This dimple allows the screw to be covered when mudding the drywall. Continue following this step until you have achieved a complete covering of drywall.
