On 11/9/2005 10:43 AM US(ET), jerseycat10 took fingers to keyboard, and
typed the following:
Posted Nov 08, 2005 07:40 PM
I am finishing my basement, and I have one wall that I am unsure how to
handle. Basically, here is the wall in question. Notice its adjacency
to my staircase.

http://www.bookac.com/Images/Basement/without_stud.jpg

If I decide to go with studs straight against this wall, like this:

http://www.bookac.com/Images/Basement/with_stud.jpg , I am going to
severely interfere with the size of that opening into the basement.
Also, I wouldn't know how to handle the transition from studded wall to
the sheetrock that is pre-existent in the stairwell (as can be seen in
the first image I linked).

I guess my question is, should I go with a studded wall, furring
strips, or am I supposed to somehow adhere the drywall/sheetrock to the
concrete wall. The last solution makes a little sense because it would
line up nicely with the sheetrock that already exists at the top of the
stairwell. Thoughts?

Thanks.

Your second idea would be the route I would go. I would use 2x? framing
and then end the framing about 2' from the stairwell so as not to
decrease the width of the stairwell, then use construction adhesive to
glue the sheetrock to the block wall from the framing end into the
stairwell. I suppose you will be insulating the framed wall?

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Bill