How To Attach Drywall To Brick Wall

Mwcop1

Hi,
I am doing a bid for an old warehouse/store in Inglewood, CA. The owner wants all walls drywalled. The existing walls are exposed brick. How would this be done?
Thanks for any help.

thom

concrete nail 1X2's or 2X2's into the mortar joints.

savant

Or, curtain wall it with 2x2 steel stud & track. (no messing around with shims & wavy brickwork)

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Tony M

Dot & dab it.

Heritage

If you're going to go wood nailed/screwed into mortar go for the 2*2's. Savant's idea would make sure it's straighter.

If it's a hack job you can even go PL directly onto brick, 1/2" dry. I have done a lot of stucco wall cover ups with 1/4" but brick is too inconsistent.

There you have the good, the bad and the ugly

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Drywall Swine

maybe try hatbar if the brick wall is thick enough. Just a thought.

BUTCHERMAN

load the brick with titebond heavy duty construction adhesive.secure with 1 1/2 hilti shots with washer. use #3 loads

A W Smith

hat channel and loads

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raven2006

Tony....I was at this job site a couple weeks ago where the drywallers had this same problem. Right away the fellow from england suggested the dot&dab method, which is obviously popular over there. But not being sure of where to get the dot&dap mud here they asked to use some of my multi-purpose drywall mud, which as I predicted, was in no way capable of holding up a 14 foot high piece of drywall! So what kind of mud/adheisive is normally used for this method?

Frankawitz

Metal ribbed lath nail to the brick then Portland cement, sand and then mix your plaster and skim the wall done deal about two days work.

Tony M

In the UK, the adhesive is referred to as either Bonding compound, or Drywall adhesive. It is very sticky, and sets extremely hard. It is also very brittle.
http://www.british-gypsum.bpb.co.uk/..._adhesive.aspx

Tim0282

Would you leave it smooth or float the finish?

Frankawitz

finish is always smooth

dlcj

Id build a 2x4 curtain wall and up sell them on more insullation. If there concerned with loosing 4" of space (per wall) then go with Frankawitz idea.

plazaman

any of above stated methods, we usally dab mud on the back of the drywall and press firmly. done many times, still holding after years.

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Tim0282

Seriously, you have really used mud to attach the rock to a wall? All purpose?

theblones

It works like a metal rop ceiling. you run 25mm track on the bottom and top and plumb and level it. you slide the f****** intermediate studs and brace em to the wall
p://www.british-gypsum.bpb.co.uk/systems/system_selector/gyplyner__universal_lining.aspx

you guy probably have this system over there and it is lighter to use, because i heard girls do the drywall over there

A W Smith

sod that

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plazaman

yes all purpose, holds strong as hell believe it or not.

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theblones

abso****in
no way will mud hold a board to the wall.
i have seen a foam in a can that will do it and you get about 9 boards a can. its like spray foam, they keep saying they want to make it easier and they do. its just knowone sees the change coming.