Furring is wood strips attached to a concrete wall and used as a base for nailing up wall coverings such as drywall.
Install wood furring strips to the concrete wall.
Measure your concrete wall to determine the number of furring strips or studs you ll need.
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Use your ram set to install furring strips to the concrete wall.
Mark the wall for vertical furring strips installed 16 inch on center.
Step 4 attach.
Pre drill the holes in the furring strips so they do not crack when.
Step 1 preparation.
Step 2 mark your wall for furring strip locations.
Determine spacing and location of furring strips.
Proper installations include the use of fasteners and construction adhesive to secure the strips.
Determine the desired position of the furring strips or 2x4s before drilling any holes.
If you are using a bottom and top plate for your wall then you should put them into position before you start to measure for the furring strips.
Determine not only the number.
Glue alone will secure furring to concrete walls but it s typically not sufficient in most instances.
Contractors use furring strips primarily when installing wood paneling or plasterboard over concrete or masonry walls.
Using the level plumb down the wall and draw a line for reference.
Always continually check for level as you go.
The actual spacing is up to you.
Before you start putting up the furring strips you will need to cut them all down to length.
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The strips will go on a 16 to 24 inches on center spacing.
Using a hammer drill drill holes using the correct diameter carbide tipped masonry bit for the concrete screw diameter.
Installing furring strips on a masonry wall reduces the number of holes punctured into the cinder block which weakens the block.
Excess holes will also allow water to seep through the cinder block walls.
Make exact measurements ensure.
We installed our side pieces first then the top and bottom pieces.
Clear the holes of all.
Step 3 install a 2x4 bottom plate.