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Originally Posted by DKAudio
I am deciding between painting the cinder blocks or putting up drywall to match the other 2 walls. What are my options for drywall? Is there a way I can glue it to the cinder blocks?
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Simple answer for the above is no, This would lead to a whooooole lot of problems from mold to drywall failure.
You could use 3/4 furring strips instead of the existing 1x2's this would bring your wall in closer to the 2x4 wall the rest could be mudded out to make the transition from one area of drywall to the next almost invisible.
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for the troubled area use 1/4" or 3/8" drywall instead of 1/2"
If you are going to install insulation behind the drywall make sure that you use a vapor barrier and have the paper facing in wards (to wards the heated area) First check to see if there is one on the outside of the basement walls, dig down a little and if you see black tar on the blocks, then no vapor barrier would be needed internally.
For the thin walled area you could use the sheet Styrofoam cut to fit between the furring strips.
Another option would be to do away with the drywall at the 2' section of cinder blocks and use a product called "quickwall" this is a fiber cement product that you trowel on and can be made as smooth as plaster depending on your patience and skill levels, or left a little rougher for a more relaxed feel. It can be painted like any normal wall product and is waterproof to boot