Finishing Basement Windows With Drywall

When framing an existing basement you are installing a wood framework in preparation for insulation packing wiring and plumbing.

Finishing basement windows with drywall.

Don t worry if it s slightly off you can use some shims to get it right. Add drywall screws every 12 inches in the center of the drywall. The cost to finish your walls with dricore panels runs about 1 70 per square foot. If you re finishing the window with just drywall then be sure to account for the extra width.

Lay the drywall in place along the wood that frames the bottom of the window. If there s no room for foam make sure to use treated lumber but still tape the seams. The plastic strips you need to remove to remove the basement window it took 5 minutes to remove ours. So if you ve made it to the drywall stage.

That can include beams posts drain lines water piping or surface mounted wires. Don t overlook professionally installed basement finishing systems. First i will be sanding and painting the frame as well as replacing the window with a double pane version. Most basement windows are installed with screws or with some plastic strips that help attach the window to the frame our case.

Windows set in a block or concrete wall will need wood around them in order to attach the drywall or jamb extensions. I would like to box wrap these when we get to drywall without any trim. It s a simple matter to frame or fur out around projections and then drywall and finish them to blend in with surrounding surfaces. Your finished basement is one phase closer to being a reality.

Basement drywall is a major step in finishing your own basement. The windows in my basement just have some vinyl returns on them and are installed flush with the concrete foundation walls. When i do my framing do i frame right up flush to the window so that the drywall can be installed on top of the vinyl returns with an l bead and. So basically to frame and finish this i need to box it in with the 2x4s being far enough away so that i can screw plywood to them and then drywall so the drywall is flush with the frame.

And once we did it it was easy to slide the drywall sheets down to the basement. Basement finishing cost breakdown cost to frame a basement the average cost to frame a basement is 1 per square foot for the materials and 2 70 to 3 39 per square foot installed with drywall and ready for painting. Nearly every basement has something that will project past finished surfaces.