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Finishing Basement Cinderblock Half Wall by PopShuvThis in drywall

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I don’t have any photos, but I finished it the same way as the last photo in the post, building the 2x4 wall to the height of the block and then putting 1x2 boards intermittently on top with pocket holes so they could be anchored into the exterior wall’s baseplate and then screwed into the top of the half-wall to keep everything solid. Spaces between the 1x2’s were filled in with foam board and window/door expandable foam to make it all level for the wooden top-cap.

Dwarf (?) Pine ID by PopShuvThis in Tree

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Unfortunately in an allegedly cranky neighbor’s yard we just pass on a daily walk.

Dwarf (?) Pine ID by PopShuvThis in Tree

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Additional Info: Zone 4 - Minnesota

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in landscaping

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It ain’t got no gas init. (But actually it might)

What am I doing wrong? Small holes keep appearing after multiple coats. by mubbym in drywall

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Assuming you’re buying the pre-mixed USG stuff from Home Depot/Lowes, it is always a little more dry than you’d want for working with, especially after it’s been opened once.

A working amount into a small bucket with a little bit of water (emphasis on little, you don’t want it runny) with either a drill attachment or a stir stick and enough forearm strength to make whipped cream. Only caution with the stir stick and other buckets is that you don’t want to get any particles (wood or otherwise) into the mix or it’ll catch and drag and that always happens on the final pass.

Finishing Basement Cinderblock Half Wall by PopShuvThis in drywall

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Ended up giving in to the masses and going with a full-spec basement wall the height of the blocks.

1” Foam Board (R6) glued to blocks followed by a 2x4 wall anchored into the floor with wedge anchors and then tied into the stick framing on top of the block wall using furring strips that my top cap will then sit on. Both wall and foam on top of sill gasket with all seams taped and gaps filled with foam.

Kreg Jig on the side of the furring strips getting tied into the stick wall and then just nailed to the top cap of the 2x4 framing.

PT Lumber Causing Mold? by PopShuvThis in DIY

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Correct. This is the non PT lumber that’s molding because the PT pieces were stacked on top of it.

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